Highlights
- 4 suspected Pakistan linked terrorists on their way to Telangana to deliver explosives were nabbed
- They were allegedly in touch with a Pakistan-based man, who is involved in terror activities
- 3 IEDs weighing 2. 5 Kg each and one pistol have been recovered
Karnal terror plot news: A big terror plot was busted by the Haryana Police on Thursday as they arrested four suspected from Karnal. A huge cache of explosives, weapons, catridges, tiffin bombs were also recovered, sources said.
"On credible intelligence input, 4 terror suspects including 3 belonging to Ferozepur and 1 from Ludhiana detained near Bastara toll plaza. Explosives were recovered from them along with other arms & ammunition. Accused identified as Gurpreet, Amandeep Parminder and Bhupinder," SP Karnal said.
"The accused were in touch with a Pak-based man who asked them to drop arms & ammunition at Adilabad, Telangana. Accused Gurpreet received explosives sent from across the border using a drone in Ferozepur dist. Earlier, they dropped explosives at Nanded. FIR registered," he added.
The four -- all residents of Punjab -- were nabbed near Bastara toll plaza, Karnal Range Inspector General of Police, Satender Kumar Gupta, said.
According to reports, the four men belong to the banned Babbar Khalsa organisation.
Haryana Police informed that all four accused have been arrested. "All 4 accused were apprehended around 4.30 am (today) & have been arrested. 3 IEDs, Rs 1.30 lakh in cash have also been recovered. All will be produced in court & taken on remand. A probe will be conducted to ascertain the involvement of another terrorist group," Haryana Police said.
Arms, explosives received via drones?
Haryana's Home Minister Anil Vij told reporters that "four terrorists were going in the Innova vehicle. We arrested them on the basis of inputs and arms and ammunition has been recovered. Further probe is on".
"Preliminary investigations have revealed certain things, which we need to cross-check and ascertain more categorically," Director General of Police, P K Agrawal told news agency PTI.
When asked if the arms and ammunition they were transporting were dropped in the fields in Ferozepur in Punjab using a drone from Pakistan, the DGP said, "That is what they have told, but these details we need to verify and establish the veracity of these facts".
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