Police thwarted a possible terror attack and arrested two bike-borne men with an improvised explosive device (IED) packed with around 1.5kg of RDX following a tip-off at Naushehra Pannuan village in Tarn Taran district on Sunday.
The IED, packed in a metallic black colour box and having a gross weight of over 2.5kg, was being transported by the accused from an abandoned building in the village, which is around 10km from the district headquarters, the police said. The IED was also equipped with a timer, detonator, battery and sharpnels, said the police.
The development came three days after four people were arrested with the recovery of three IEDs packed in a metallic case (weighing 2.5 kg each) and one pistol in Karnal by the Haryana Police following the inputs from their Punjab counterparts.
Averting a possible Terrorist Attack, Punjab Police arrested 2 persons after recovering an IED equipped with RDX packed in metallic box having a gross weight of over 2.5 Kg from Tarn Taran. The IED was equipped with Timer, Detonator, Battery and Shrapnels. #ActionAgainstCrime pic.twitter.com/LlkHVXngjA
— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) May 8, 2022
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Source: The Hindustan Times/Punjab Police - Twitter
