Overview
- Punjab Police arrested Shamsher Singh and Pardeep Singh in Nawanshahr and recovered an IED in the probe into the January 1 Nalagarh police‑station blast, working with Himachal Police and central agencies.
- The accused were described as part of a Babbar Khalsa International–linked narco‑terror module acting on directions of Shushant Chopra, with investigators saying the IED was ferried from Punjab on December 31 before the attack.
- Separately, Punjab reported major seizures including 42.9 kg heroin, four hand grenades and a pistol in Amritsar after VDC inputs, and—jointly with the BSF—21 pistols and 2.1 kg heroin in Fazilka, with police alleging cross‑border drone drops.
- The NCB intercepted a SUV in Surat carrying about 35 kg of mephedrone and traced a clandestine lab in Mysuru’s Hebbal industrial area, arresting four including alleged mastermind Mahindra Kumar Vishnoi and seizing opium, cash and roughly 500 kg of chemicals.
- Parallel actions included Mumbai police arresting one suspect in a fake‑cop robbery of Rs 66.45 lakh with Rs 79.35 lakh recovered, Karnataka Lokayukta trapping a Bengaluru inspector over a Rs 4 lakh bribe, and Pune police logging cyber‑fraud losses topping Rs 7 crore in a day.