CHANDIGARH, April 13:
Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has averted a possible targeted terror attack in the border state by busting a terror module being operated by Germany-based Gurpreet Singh alias Goldy Dhillon with the arrest of its two key operatives and recovered one 2.8 Kg improvised explosive device (IED) containing 1.6 Kg RDX along with a remote control from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. The operation was conducted jointly by teams of Counter Intelligence Ferozepur and State Special Operating cell, SAS Nagar.
Those arrested have been identified as Jagga Singh and Manjinder Singh, both resident of District Fatehgarh Sahib. Both the arrested individuals have a criminal history and were previously involved in multiple narcotics-related cases.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared Rs 10 lakh reward on accused Goldy Dhillon, who is a key operative of Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi Gang. “With busting of this module, Punjab Police has successfully foiled plans of Pakistan-based ISI to disturb peace and harmony in the region,” he said.
The DGP said that preliminary investigations also revealed that accused Gurpreet Singh alias Goldy Dhillon has recently been involved in conspiring attacks and deadly attacks on influential person in the state and at present is working at the behest of Pakistan’s ISI. Further investigations are on probe links to their transnational networks and involvement in anti-national activities, he added.
Sharing operation details, AIG CI Ferozepur Gursevak Singh Brar the police teams had received reliable inputs that accused Jagga Singh and Manjinder Singh are allegedly working on the directions of their Germany-based handler Goldy Dhillon and have recently retrieved the a consignment of explosives, which they are going to deliver to their unknown associate in their Hyundai Venue car. Acting Swiftly, Police teams from CI Ferozepur and SSOC SAS Nagar arrested both the accused persons from the Sirhind area in Fatehgarh Sahib district, and recovered IED from their white Hyundai Venue vehicle, he said, while adding that Police teams have also impounded their vehicle.
A case FIR No 4 dated 11-04-2025 has been registered under sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Explosive Substance Act at Police Station SSOC SAS Nagar.
