India : The Punjab Police today recovered an explosive device packed with around 1.5 kg of RDX.
Police arrested two men in a village in Tarn Taran district. The IED, packed in metal box weighing over 2.5 kg, was also equipped with timer, detonator, battery and shrapnel. Arrested has been identified as Baljinder Singh, a resident of village Gujjarpura in Ajnala, Amritsar, and Jagtar Singh, 40, of village Khanowal of Ajnala, Amritsar. A motorcycle and two mobile phones were also recovered from them, the police said.
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 its Punjab counterpart.
Bindu was working as a nursing assistant in a private hospital in Ajnala, Jagga is a labourer. They were carrying out this activity for money and drugs. Bindu and Jagga, carrying explosives, were roaming in Naushehra Pannuan area and were planning to carry out a blast.
Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ranjit Singh sent police teams to conduct raids in the area and both the accused were arrested with an IED in a metallic box.
