Grenade event in Punjab, New Hardial Nagar in Jalandhar District area, India on Fri 20th August 2021

Punjab Police busted a terror module by arresting two persons, including former Akal Takht Jathedar Jasbir Singh Rode’s son Gurmukh Singh from his house in New Hardial Nagar in Jalandhar District of Punjab on August 20, reports Hindustan Times. The other person arrested was identified as Gagandeep Singh of Phagwarain Kapurthala District. According to a Punjab Police spokesperson, the Kapurthala Police recovered two hand-grenades, a box of detonators, two tubes suspected to containing RDX, a roll of wire used in explosives, INR 375,000 Indian currency, a licensed pistol, 14 Indian passports, a .30-calibre pistol and two magazines from Gurmukh’s house. Also, Police seized a tiffin bomb, three hand-grenades, four Glock pistol magazines and packaging material from the Gurmukh’s office near Jalandhar bus stand. Reportedly, Gurmukh has been working for a local vernacular newspaper. Kapurthala Police reached Gurmukh after the arrest of one Gagandeep Singh of Phagwara with an illegal pistol. “During investigations, Gagandeep revealed that the pistol was part of a larger weapon consignment that had been sent from across the border through drones over the last few months,” the spokesperson said. He also disclosed that a major part of the consignment was with his friend Gurmukh. A senior Punjab Police official supervising the operation in Chandigarh said the tiffin bomb found at Gurmukh’s house is identical to the one recovered from Amritsar District on August 8, a case now being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Gurmukh is associated with International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF). His father Rode is the nephew of slain militant preacher Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Rode’s brother Lakhbir Singh Rode is one of the most-wanted Khalistan militants in India and is believed to be currently in Pakistan.