Punjab Police Busts Lashkar-e-Taiba Terror Module, Seizes Explosive Devices and Weapons; Two Jammu and Kashmir Residents Arrested

Chandigarh, October 14: Punjab Police on Saturday said it has busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module after arresting two residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Two improvised explosive devices, two hand grenades, a pistol, two magazines, 24 cartridges, a timer switch, eight detonators and four batteries were seized from them, police said.

The operation was conducted by the State Special Operation Cell-Amritsar police along with a central agency, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said. Punjab Police Bust One of the Biggest Arms Smuggling Racket Linked With Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, Five Accused Arrested.

"In a major breakthrough, State Special Operation Cell -Amritsar in a joint operation with a central agency, busted a LeT module and arrested two persons who are residents of Jammu and Kashmir," the Punjab Police chief posted on X. Punjab Police Busts Extortion Racket Backed by Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Two Arrested.

Yadav said the terror module was handled by one Firdaus Ahmed Bhat, an active member of the Lashkar-e-Toiba and described the arrests as a "major blow to terror module attempting to disturb peace in Punjab".

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