Grenade

Grenade event in Uttar Pradesh, Puranpur, Pilibhit District area, India on Mon 23rd December 2024

23rd December 2024

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On December 23, three Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorists identified as Gurvinder Singh (25), Virender Singh alias Ravi (23), and Jaspreet Singh alias Pratap Singh (18) were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police in Puranpur area of Pilibhit District of Uttar Pradesh, reports Hindustan Times. Director General (Law and Order) of the Uttar Pradesh Police Amitabh Yash stated that the trio was involved in a grenade attack at Bakshiwal Police Post in the Gurdaspur District of Punjab, on December 18, 2024. Two AK-47 rifles, two Glock pistols and a huge cache of ammunition were recovered from them.

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