Ahead of Independence Day, terror module busted in Punjab

India

pti-PTI

Chandigarh,
Aug
14:
Ahead
of
Independence
Day,
the
Punjab
Police
on
Sunday
claimed
to
have
busted
a
Pakistan
ISI-backed
terror
module
and
arrested
four
persons.
The
operation
was
carried
out
jointly
by
the
Punjab
Police
and
the
Delhi
Police.

Tight
security
arrangements
have
been
made
in
Punjab
and
Haryana
and
their
common
capital
Chandigarh
ahead
of
the
Independence
Day,
with
vehicles
being
checked
at
state
borders
and
strict
vigil
being
maintained
to
check
anti-social
elements,
officials
said.

“Ahead
of
#IndependenceDay,
Punjab
Police
foils
major
terror
threat
and
busts
Pak-ISI
backed
terror
module,
with
help
of
Delhi
Police.
4
module
members
associated
with
Canada-based
Arsh
Dalla
&
Australia-based
Gurjant
Singh
arrested,”
the
Punjab
Police
tweeted.

“Three
hand-grenades
(P-86),
1
IED
&
2-9mm
pistols
along
with
40
live
cartridges
have
been
recovered,”
it
said
in
another
tweet.
According
to
officials,
a
thick
blanket
of
security
has
been
thrown
around
the
venues
where
dignitaries,
including
governors
and
chief
ministers,
will
unfurl
the
national
flag
on
August
15.

CCTV
cameras
have
been
installed
near
vital
and
vulnerable
points
to
ensure
peaceful
celebrations,
they
said.
Police
also
conducted
checking
at
bus
stands
and
railway
stations
and
have
asked
the
owners
of
hotels,
guest
houses,
and
taxi
services
to
keep
a
watch
on
their
customers
and
report
on
movement
of
any
suspicious
person.

While
Punjab
Chief
Minister
Bhagwant
Mann
will
unfurl
the
tricolour
in
a
state-level
function
in
Ludhiana
on
Monday,
his
Haryana
counterpart
Manohar
Lal
Khattar
will
unfurl
the
flag
in
Panipat’s
Samalkha.