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Security up at Pathankot airbase, Amritsar airport

Investigations revealed that Pakistan-based terror outfits have been smuggling arms into Punjab through newer technology of drones

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The security at the Guru Ramdas International Airport at Amritsar and Pathankot airbase have been strengthened as the special team comprising of Counter Intelligence officers and Special State Operation Cell (SSOC) continued to investigate the Tarn Taran drone crash.

A total of seven terrorists were arrested till Friday. Investigations revealed that Pakistan-based terror outfits have been smuggling arms into Punjab through newer technology of drones since August.

The teams of SSOC and Counter-Intelligence arrested four terrorists of Khalistan Zindabad Force and seized five AK-47 rifles, magazines, satellite phone and fake currency of Rs 10 lakh from their possession.

"Four terrorists of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZB) were recently arrested. During interrogation, they revealed that two Pakistani drones had crashed in Amritsar district. We have recovered parts of those drones," Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Balbir Singh said on Friday.

"Five AK-47 assault rifles, grenades, and Rs 10 lakh cash were recovered from the terrorists. They were using drones to smuggle weapons into the country. The carrying capacity of these drones was 5-6 kg," Singh added.

Sustained Anti-terror Ops

  •  A total of seven terrorists were arrested till Friday. Investigations revealed that Pakistan-based terror outfits have been smuggling arms into Punjab through newer technology of drones 
  •  The teams of SSOC and Counter-Intelligence arrested four terrorists of Khalistan Zindabad Force and seized five AK-47 rifles, magazines, satellite phone and fake currency of Rs 10L from them

The Punjab Police had recently busted a terrorist module of revived Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), which was backed by a Pakistan and Germany based terror group that was conspiring to unleash a series of terror strikes in Punjab and its adjoining states.

The state government has decided to handover further investigations in the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a bid to ensure that the entire conspiracy is unravelled.

Police had suspected that the weapons were delivered across the Indo-Pak border from Pakistan using drones launched by the ISI and state-sponsored 'Jihadi' and pro-Khalistani terrorist outfits working under its command

Till October 3, all the terrorists are in the custody of the State Special Operations Cell and after interrogating all the accused intensely, the team will be finding the sleeper cells in the vicinity along with the recovery of weapons.

Zee Media Newsroom

(With inputs from Agencies)

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