Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday averted a terror plot to target a police establishment with an Improvised Explosive Device(IED) weighing 690 grams, along with an electronic detonator, battery, timer and iron box. The seizure was made on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
“Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovers an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 690 grams, along with an electronic detonator, battery, timer and iron box,” Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.
“After seizure, the explosive material was handled as per established security protocols and defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad,” he said.
Amritsar Rural Police has foiled a design of anti-national elements and averted a potential threat to public safety, he added. An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of law and further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend those behind the plot.
In response to the action, the Punjab Police said that it remains firmly committed to dismantling terror networks, eliminating organised crime, and ensuring peace, security, and public safety across the state.