Punjab police busts ISI-Pakistan grenade attack module
NEW DELHI: In a significant counter-terrorism breakthrough on Thursday, the Ludhiana Commissionerate Police, has arrested 10 operatives of a grenade-attack module allegedly backed by the Inter‑Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan.According to a post by the DGP Punjab police on X, the module was tasked with carrying out a grenade strike in a densely populated area of Punjab.Preliminary investigation by the police indicates the 10 arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistan-based handlers, and further routed communications via three operatives located in Malaysia, who coordinated the pickup and delivery of the grenade, the tweet stated.“In a major breakthrough, Ludhiana Commissionerate Police busts an ISI-Pakistan backed grenade attack module and arrests 10 key operatives of foreign-based handlers. Preliminary investigation reveals that the accused were in contact with #Pak-based handlers through three operatives based in #Malaysia to coordinate the pickup and delivery of a hand grenade,” the post said. The accused were reportedly assigned by foreign-based handlers to execute a grenade attack with the objective of creating unrest in the state. “The task was assigned by the handlers to carry out a grenade attack in a populated area to create unrest in the state,” the police post said.The post further added that Punjab Police remains committed “to eliminating terrorism and dismantling cross-border terror networks to ensure peace and security in Punjab.”It is the latest in a series of anti-terror operations underway across the country targeting terror modules. While full details of the weapon recovery and identities of the handlers are yet to be made public, officials said the intelligence-led raid has thwarted a potentially deadly attack.This comes just days after a car blast near Delhi Red Fort Metro Station, which claimed 13 lives.