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Punjab Police arrest 2 BKI operatives, say targeted killings prevented

The Punjab Police said both the accused were involved in a deadly attack in Nanded in Maharashtra on February 10.

Punjab Police arrests BKI operatives, claims targeted killings prevented.The police recovered .30 bore pistol, used by Mohit to fire at the police party (File photo)
Written by: Jagdeep Singh Deep
2 min readMohaliFeb 23, 2025 04:26 PM IST First published on: Feb 23, 2025 at 04:26 PM IST

The Punjab Police Sunday arrested two key operatives of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) directly linked to Pakistan-based BKI terrorist Harwinder Singh RindaHarwinder Singh Rinda and USA-based Happy Passian. The police claimed to have prevented target killings with these arrests.

Those arrested have been identified as Jagdish Singh alias Jagga and Shubhdeep Singh Aulakh alias Shubh. Both the accused were involved in a deadly attack in Nanded in Maharashtra on February 10, said the police. They recovered two .32 bore pistols and five rounds from the accused.

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Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X that in an intelligence-based operation, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Mohali, apprehended the two key operatives of BKI. “It’s a major blow to cross-border terror networks,” he said.

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