Rail track blast probe: RPG, RDX grenades seized in raid, terror conspiracy unearthed

Patiala Police, in a joint operation with the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar, recovered a cache of militant hardware from Panjwar Khurd village in Tarn Taran, including one RPG, one metallic IED (sticky bomb) weighing 2.296 kg with three detonators, one battery, two packs of RDX weighing 1.456 kg, one P-86 hand grenade, three pistols—9MM Glock-18 CX ‘Austria’, .30 bore PX5 Storm and .30 bore Star Mark—along with five magazines and 84 live cartridges, two wireless sets Baofeng, one headphone and two timer switches. The operation is described as part of the continuing probe into the Shambhu blast. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the recovery targets a Pakistan-backed ISI and pro-Khalistan network; Satnam alias Satta, brother of prime accused Jagroop, is arrested. Investigations have revealed that the terror module was backed by a Malaysia-based entity, with financial support routed through Malaysia by the main handler using the name Jujhar Singh.

An IED blast on the Rajpura-Shambhu railway line occurred on Monday night in Patiala district, resulting in the death of Jagroop Singh alias Jupa, a resident of Panjwar Khurd village in Tarn Taran. He was reportedly attempting to plant an IED that detonated prematurely.