Amritsar News: Amidst the heightened security in the state to ensure peaceful celebrations of Republic Day as mandated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐) , ๐๐ฆ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ซ has averted an imminent attack on a security establishment being orchestrated by ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ (๐๐๐) with the arrest of its ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Sharanpreet Singh, a resident of village Dinewal in Tarn Taran. Police teams have also recovered ๐จ๐ง๐ P86 ๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐, one 9MM Glock pistol along with five live cartridges and 65 grams ICE drug from his possession.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested accused was working at the behest of foreign-based BKI operatives Nishan Singh alias Nishan Jaurrian, Adeshbir Singh alias Adesh Jamarai and Simranjit Singh alias Simma Deol, who have been actively involved in orchestrating disruptive activities in Punjab to create terror and panic.
The DGP said that further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case.
Sharing operational details, AIG SSOC Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intel-based operation, teams from SSOC Amritsar arrested suspect Sharanpreet Singh from the area of Bundala Morh on Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway and recovered one Glock pistol along with ammunition and 65 grams ICE drug from his possession.
During sustained interrogation, Sharanpreet Singh disclosed that recently, his handlers had arranged delivery of a hand grenade which he concealed at a spot near Church on Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway, he said, while adding that acting swiftly on the disclosure made by the accused, the team of SSOC Amritsar took the accused to the said location and recovered one P86 hand grenade from a spot pointed out by the accused.
The AIG said that the probe has revealed that accused Sharanpreet Singh had joined this network through his cousin Simma Deol. On their directions, the accused has been transporting consignments of explosives, weapons etc. and handling illegal money, he added.
In this regard, initially a case FIR No. 02 dated 21.01.2026 was registered under section 22 of the NDPS Act, section 25 of the Arms Act and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station SSOC Amritsar, while, relevant sections of the Explosives Act were added after recovery of the grenade.
