RPGs, IEDs and grenades among 'terror hardware' seized from Punjab forest

Navjeevan Gopal / TNN / Updated: May 6, 2025, 09:45 IST
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Punjab Police, in collaboration with a central agency, unearthed a significant cache of terrorist hardware in Nawanshahr district, as stated by DGP Gaurav Yadav. The recovered items include RPGs, IEDs, hand grenades, and a wireless communication set. Initial investigations suggest a coordinated effort by Pakistan's ISI and associated terror groups to reactivate dormant cells within Punjab.
RPGs, IEDs and grenades among 'terror hardware' seized from Punjab forest
. The recovered items included RPGs, IEDs, hand grenades, and a wireless communication set. Initial investigations suggest a coordinated effort by Pakistan's ISI and associated terror groups to reactivate dormant cells within Punjab, prompting the registration of an FIR.
AMRITSAR: Punjab police' State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar, in a joint operation with central agency, has recovered a cache of terrorist hardware in an intelligence-led operation in the forested area near Tibba Nangal–Kular Road in Nawanshahr district, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Tuesday.
In a post on X, the DGP said two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), five P-86 hand grenades and one wireless communication set was recovered.
He added that preliminary probe indicated a coordinated operation by Pakistan’s ISI and allied terror outfits to revive sleeper cells in Punjab.
An FIR has been registered in this regard at SSOC Amritsar police station.
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<p>Cover the Punjab Police, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), and BJP in Punjab.<br></p>

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