The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), an intelligence wing of the Punjab Police, have nabbed five people carrying two AK-47 rifles and a huge quantity of ammunition in district Amritsar.

The Police caught them on the basis of internal information which showed their previous crime records. Along with AK-47 rifles, the Police recovered two magazines, twenty live cartridges and 200 Armour piercing cartridges from their possessions that could even penetrate bullet proof vehicle.

Terrorist's identification
The five militants have been identified as Kulwant Singh, a resident of Varpal village, Gurmukh Singh alias Gana of Pandori Mehma and Jagtar Singh of Thoba village in Amritsar district. Along with them are Darshan Singh Dhadi of Dhaliwal and Pal Singh of Dhandowal village in district Jalandhar.

According to the reports given by the Police, Pal had gone to Pakistan in 1989 on a pilgrim visa and after that he went to France in 1998 and returned to India in 2004. After returning from France to India, he came in contact with certain leaders and got involved in terror activities.

Superintendent of Police (SP), SSOC, Mandeep Singh told the sources that a case under various sections of the Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has been registered against the five.

Further Investigation
The SP Mandep Singh stated, “Kulwant, who was known to Pal Singh, had received the consignment of RDX and weapons from Jagtar and later handed it over to one Narain Singh Chaura, who was the main accused to break the Burail jail in Chandigarh and also wanted in many criminal cases."

The Burail jail breakage led to the escape of Jagtar Singh Tara, Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora on Jan. 22, 2004.

During investigation, Pal confessed that he along with Kulwant went to Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) in 2009 to gain information about the place from where the explosives used in mining of marble can be further looted to carry out blasts in Punjab.

During the last few months, police have arrested at least 18 dreaded terrorists, and recovered explosives and arms from various parts of Punjab