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Punjab Police arrest two alleged operatives in targeted killing plot
Punjab Police say they stopped a planned targeted killing in Punjab.
Officers arrested two men near Gurdaspur.
Police allege the men were working for a handler based outside India.
Officials said the two had recently come from Dubai.
They were allegedly travelling to carry out an assigned killing.
Police found two pistols and 10 bullets with them.
The motorcycle they were using had no registration number.
Investigators are now looking for other people connected to the alleged network.
Punjab Police arrested two alleged operatives linked to a foreign-based handler in Pathankot.
Officials said the suspects had recently returned from Dubai to Punjab to carry out a targeted killing.
The arrested men were identified as Ravinder Singh alias Dhillon and Jashanpreet Singh.
Police recovered two .30 bore pistols, 10 live cartridges and an unregistered motorcycle.
A case was filed under the Arms Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, while further investigation continues.
- Who
- Punjab Police arrested Ravinder Singh alias Dhillon and Jashanpreet Singh, whom officials allege were operatives of a foreign-based handler.
- What
- Police said they foiled a targeted killing plot and recovered two .30 bore pistols and 10 live cartridges.
- Where
- The suspects were arrested on the outskirts of Gurdaspur in Punjab while travelling toward Batala; the case was registered at the State Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar.
- When
- The arrests were reported on September 11; the report identifies the day as Friday but does not specify a year.
- Why
- According to police, the suspects had allegedly returned from Dubai to Punjab to execute a targeted killing on instructions from a foreign-based handler.
Key facts
- Arrested suspects
- Ravinder Singh alias Dhillon and Jashanpreet Singh
- Arresting unit
- Punjab Police Counter Intelligence Wing, Pathankot
- Alleged purpose
- Executing a targeted killing
- Alleged handler
- A foreign-based handler
- Weapons recovered
- Two .30 bore pistols
- Ammunition recovered
- 10 live cartridges
- Vehicle seized
- A motorcycle without a registration number
- Legal action
- Case registered under the Arms Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions
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