Punjab Police busts ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International terror module
Punjab Police successfully dismantled an ISI-sponsored terror module linked to the Babbar Khalsa International group. Authorities recovered a hand grenade and arrested a key operative, preventing a planned attack.
Why it matters
It highlights ongoing national security challenges and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism operations in the region.
Punjab Police has busted an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of a key operative and recovered a hand grenade, foiling a planned attack, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Monday (August 10, 2026).
The arrested accused had allegedly procured the grenade from Jalandhar on the directions of foreign-based handlers, the DGP said.
"In a major breakthrough against cross-border terror networks, Counter Intelligence #Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police, busts an #ISI-sponsored #BKI terror module operated by foreign-based handlers with the arrest of a key operative and recovers an 86-P hand grenade, foiling a planned attack," the DGP said in a post on X.
"Preliminary investigation reveals that the arrested accused had allegedly procured the grenade from a #DLB near Adampur, Jalandhar, on the directions of foreign-based handlers," the DGP said in the post.
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