Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Punjab Police Arrest Two in Foreign-Backed 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 the country.
Officials said the two had recently returned from Dubai.
They were allegedly travelling from Gurdaspur toward Batala to carry out an assigned killing.
Police say they found two pistols and 10 bullets.
The motorcycle they were using had no registration number.
Investigators are looking for other people connected to the alleged network.
Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence Wing arrested two alleged operatives linked to a foreign-based handler.
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 a motorcycle without a registration number.
A case was registered under the Arms Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, with further investigation underway.
- Who
- Punjab Police arrested Ravinder Singh alias Dhillon and Jashanpreet Singh, whom officials allege were linked to a foreign-based handler.
- What
- Police said they foiled a targeted killing plot and recovered two .30 bore pistols and 10 live cartridges.
- When
- The arrests were reported on September 11; the reports identify the day as Friday but do not specify a year.
- Where
- The suspects were arrested on the outskirts of Gurdaspur while travelling toward Batala; the case was registered at the State Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar.
- Why
- According to police, the suspects had allegedly returned from Dubai to execute a targeted killing on instructions from a foreign-based handler.
- 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
