Overview
- State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), SAS Nagar, arrested two men in Mohali and recovered a fully assembled RDX-based improvised explosive device that police say was ready for use.
- Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav identified the suspects as Mani Singh, 32, and his brother-in-law Abhishek Kumar, 28, both residents of Amritsar, and said the action averted an attack on critical public infrastructure.
- A bomb disposal squad neutralised and dismantled the roughly 2.5 kg RDX device after teams intercepted the men near a park opposite Yadavindra Public School following intelligence inputs.
- Inspector General Ashish Choudhary said preliminary probes found social-media contact with a foreign-based handler who offered payment, and police have registered FIRs under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosive Substances Act.
- Investigators are tracing digital contacts, financial transfers and logistical links to identify the handler and wider network, and the case could lead to more arrests as authorities map cross-border support routes.