Chandigarh, Aug. 31 -- The Counter Intelligence (CI) Pathankot, CI Ludhiana and State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar jointly busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)-backed terror module with the arrest of two operatives, foiling major disruptive activities in the state with the arrest of two operatives, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.

According to a release, the accused have been identified as Sarwan Kumar, a resident of village Malhian in Gurdaspur, and Balwinder Singh, a resident of Jakkriya in Gurdaspur. During the search, police teams have recovered one Argentine hand grenade and one .30 bore Star Mark pistol, along with three live cartridges, from their possession.

The development came in less than a week after ...