Ludhiana, May 24 -- In a joint operation, the Ludhiana police and the counter-intelligence wing arrested two operatives linked to a foreign-based terror-gangster syndicate and recovered two military-grade hand grenades, officials said on Saturday.

The arrests come days after two Phillaur-based accused linked to the same module were held for allegedly planning targeted killings in Punjab and Haryana.

The accused have been identified as Karandeep Singh alias Karan, a resident of Khairdin Ke village in Tarn Taran and Baljeet Singh alias Sanju of Mohalla Purani Basti, Roopala in Amritsar district.

Ludhiana police commissioner Swapan Sharma said the duo is part of the same module busted on May 17.

"Karandeep is already facing cases under t...