Overview
- Police announced Sunday that three suspects were held after a joint operation by Gurdaspur Police and the Counter Intelligence wing that also turned up two hand grenades.
- The accused are Amarjit Singh alias Billa of Jalandhar, Karanjit Singh alias Karan, and Satnam Singh of Amritsar, according to officials.
- Investigators said two youths hurled a grenade outside a shop on Geeta Bhawan Road on April 27, but it failed to explode because the safety pin was still in place.
- A case was first filed under the Explosive Substances Act and later sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act were added, reflecting suspected terror links.
- Police say a foreign-based handler directed the plot and supplied the grenades, and they used CCTV, technical data and human intelligence to trace the suspects, with more arrests and recoveries likely.