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New Delhi: The police in Punjab on Thursday claimed to have arrested two operatives and recovered two grenades and one pistol along with live cartridges following a brief exchange of fire, officials said.
Director General of Punjab (DGP) Police said that the arrest was made after the police received secret information. The arrested have been identified as Robinjeet Singh and Harpreet Sing and belonged to the Satta Naushehra Gang.
Taking to social media X, DGP in a post wrote “Acting swiftly on secret information, 2 operatives (Robinjeet Singh & Harpreet Singh of USA-based Gurdev Singh and Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir, Satta Naushehra Gang apprehended after brief exchange of fire, and recovered 2 grenades and 1 pistol along with live cartridges.”
As per the DGP, when the police made an attempt to apprehend the accused, they were attacked. To this, the police acted in self defense after which the accused suffered injuries.
Both accused have been admitted to the Civil Hospital.
“When the police team tried to apprehend them they attacked the police team and tried to flee from the spot, in-response the police acted in self-defense, during which both accused sustained injuries. They have been admitted to the Civil Hospital, where they are reported to be in stable condition,” the post further read.
A First Information Report has been registered by the police. Further investigations are underway to establish the backward and forward linkages.
“An FIR has been registered by Tarn TaranPolice. Further investigations are ongoing to establish backward and forward linkages,” the post further read.
