Punjab Police Arrest Alleged Terror Operative, Seize Two RDX-Laden IEDs

Overview

• Punjab’s State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar detained Manpreet Singh, also known as Tiddi, on Saturday following a specific intelligence tip.
• Officers recovered a .30-bore pistol with ammunition at arrest, then seized two IEDs of about 2.5 kg each packed with high-grade RDX and fitted with timers from near his Kotla Tarkhana village.
• Police say preliminary findings point to handlers in Armenia, the United Kingdom and Germany who were receiving instructions from a Pakistan-based leader of a banned group.
• Investigators report the consignment was dropped by drone in the Ajnala sector about two weeks earlier and later hidden near a canal close to the suspect’s village.
• An FIR was registered under the Arms Act, the Explosive Substances Act and relevant BNS provisions as teams pursue linkages to dismantle the wider network.