The Punjab Police have dismantled a narco-terror module reportedly backed by Pakistan’s ISI and operated by Harpreet Singh, also known as Happy Passian, and Sarwan Bhola, both based in the United States. Two individuals linked to the group were arrested in connection with a grenade attack on a police post in Amritsar, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav announced on Tuesday.

The arrested individuals, identified as Bagga Singh from Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar in Sirsa, Haryana, and Puskaran Singh from Amritsar, were found in possession of a hand grenade, two sophisticated pistols, and ammunition.

The incident occurred on January 9, when miscreants hurled a grenade at the Gumtala Police Post in Amritsar Commissionerate. Following the attack, the banned terrorist organization Babbar Khalsa International claimed responsibility through social media platforms.

Bagga Singh, one of the arrested individuals, is related to Sarwan Bhola, who is the brother of Ranjit Singh, also known as Cheeta, a smuggler currently jailed in Bathinda for his involvement in a 532-kg heroin recovery case. Bhola, who operates a drug smuggling network from the US, is wanted in the same heroin recovery case and carries a reward of ₹2 lakh issued by the National Investigation Agency.

Investigators revealed that Bhola had assigned Bagga Singh and his associate, Pushkaran, to work under Harpreet Singh and Harvinder Rinda to orchestrate terror activities in Punjab.

Assistant Inspector General (Amritsar) Sukhminder Singh Mann stated that after the grenade attack, intelligence operations led to the arrests in Sirsa and Amritsar, which also resulted in the recovery of explosives and weapons.

According to the DGP, investigations are being conducted scientifically to uncover forward and backward linkages in the case and to fully dismantle the terror network.

-IANS