MODULE WAS BEING OPERATED BY UK-BASED HANDLERS NISHAN JAURIAN AND ADESH JAMARAI ON DIRECTIONS OF BKI MASTERMIND HARWINDER RINDA: DGP GAURAV YADAV
CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR, October 9: There has been a major breakthrough against Pakistan’s ISI-backed terror network. This happens during the ongoing drive. The aim is to make Punjab a safe and secure state, as directed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar has busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module. They arrested two operatives and recovered an RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED)—weighing nearly 2.5kg—and one remote control from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
RDX : Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai operated the module
UK-based handlers Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai operated the module. They followed the directions of BKI mastermind Harwinder Singh alias Rinda.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurjinder Singh alias Rinku. He is a resident of village Athwal in Gurdaspur. Deewan Singh alias Nikku has also been identified. He is a resident of Nikko Saran Kalan in Gurdaspur. Police teams have also impounded their black-coloured Hero Splendor motorcycle, which they were riding.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that both the arrested persons were receiving direct instructions. These instructions came from their UK-based operatives, Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the recovered RDX-based IED was intended for a targeted terror attack, he said.
Sharing operational details, the DGP said that following the reliable inputs, teams from CI Jalandhar launched an Intelligence and Human-Intel based operation and apprehended both the suspects from Guru Nanakpura area in Jalandhar, when they were going to deliver the consignment to another party.
He said that further investigations are on to establish backward and forward linkages in this case, and to identify the persons, who were supposed to receive the consignment.
Meanwhile, a case FIR No. 58 dated 08.10.2025 has been registered under sections 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 18-B and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act at Police Station SSOC, Amritsar.
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