CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, August 4,2026 Fact Recorder
Punjab Desk: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two ISI-backed cross border terror modules with the arrest of nine individuals, including four juveniles, and recovered three illegal pistols along with nine live cartridges and four petrol bottle bombs, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Vansh Kumar (19) and Anmol Singh alias Sahil (20), both residents of Patti in Tarn Taran; Harman Singh alias Hammu (24) and Sukhdev Singh (30), both residents of village Jhanjoti in Amritsar; R/o Patti, Tarn Taran; Sukhman Singh (19), a resident of village Joth in Amritsar and four juveniles. Apart from recovering pistols and petrol bottle bombs, police teams have also impounded one stolen motorcycle, which they were using to carry out criminal activities.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that arrested accused were acting at the behest of foreign-based ISI handlers, who were attempting to recruit local youth to carry out terror-related activities, conduct surveillance of security installations, procure illegal weapons, and disturb public peace.
The DGP said that the probe has also uncovered the installation of surveillance cameras near railway tracks, with footage allegedly being shared with foreign handlers. Further investigation is underway to identify the remaining members of the ISI-backed network, establish its forward and backward linkages, trace the financial trail, and uncover any involvement in other terror-related activities, he added.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that acting on reliable intelligence, police teams intercepted Vansh Kumar along with his juvenile associate and recovered one illegal .32 bore country-made pistol along with three live cartridges from their possession. Acting on the disclosure statements of the arrested accused, Police teams also arrested Anmol Singh alias Sahil, who had allegedly supplied the recovered weapon to the accused, he said.
The CP said that further investigation has revealed that the financial transactions relating to the installation of surveillance cameras near railway tracks were made through Paytm by inmate Sukhdev Singh at the instance of inmate Harman Singh alias Hammu— both lodged in Central Jail, Amritsar— were brought on production warrant and formally arrested in the present case. Further, the main accused Anmol, along with his associates and the CCTV cameras installed along the railway tracks, have been formally entrusted to the Government Railway Police (GRP) for further investigation and necessary legal action, he added.
Pertinently, accused Sukhdev Singh and Harman Singh alias Hammu are also involved in an Arms Act case registered at Police Station Rajasansi, in which four Glock pistols were recovered from their possession.
In another operation, CP Gurpreet Bhullar said that acting on specific intelligence, police teams conducted a targeted operation and apprehended two juveniles after recovering one .32 bore country-made pistol, two petrol bottle bombs and one lighter from their possession.
During sustained interrogation, the arrested accused disclosed that they, along with two of their associates— Sukhman Singh and one Juvenile— had made several attempts to execute the conspiracy, he said, while adding that both associates have also been arrested, and two petrol bombs and one .30 bore pistol were recovered from their possession.
In this regard, three separate cases— FIR No. 97 dated 11.07.2026 under sections 317(2), 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Mohkampura; FIR No. 24 dated 29-07-2026 under sections 25(6,7,8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Airport; and FIR No. 112 dated 02.08.2026 under sections 326(G), 113 and 62 of the BNS and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station C-Division— have been registered.
