— ARRESTED ACCUSED GURJINDER REVEALS EXECUTION OF THREE TERROR INCIDENTS CARRIED OUT UNDER DIRECTIONS OF FOREIGN HANDLERS: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— ARRESTED ACCUSED GURJINDER AND DECEASED JAGROOP WERE LONG-TIME ASSOCIATES; TRAVELED TO RAJPURA SEPARATELY TO AVOID DETECTION
CHANDIGARH/PATIALA, May 2:
In a significant breakthrough toward dismantling Pakistan-backed ISI terror networks as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has successfully solved three major terror-related incidents—the CIA Moga grenade attack, the Sirhind railway track blast, and the recent Shambhu railway track blast—following the arrest of a key associate of main executor Jagroop Singh, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
The operation was a joint effort by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar, Counter Intelligence (CI) Pathankot and district Patiala Police.
The arrested accused has been identified as Gurjinder Singh alias Baba Beant, a resident of Bidhipur in Gurdaspur.
The development came in continuation of the investigation into an explosion at railway track near Shambhu in Patiala district on Monday night, which resulted in the death of one Jagroop Singh alias Jupa, who was attempting to plant an IED that apparently detonated prematurely. Police have already arrested four highly radicalised individuals identified as Pardeep Singh Khalsa, Kulwinder Singh alias Bagga, Satnam Singh alias Satta and Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi and recovered one Hand Grenade, two .30 Bore pistols, sophisticated communication devices and Laptops from their possession, followed by recovery of another substantial cache of militant hardware including a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), hand grenade, explosives and high-end pistols on the disclosure of deceased Jagroop’s brother Satnam alias Satta.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that Gurjinder and Jagroop were long-time associates and on the day of the Shambhu blast, the duo traveled to Rajpura separately to avoid detection.
Arrested accused Gurjinder was present at the scene when the blast occurred but managed to escape unhurt as he was standing at a distance, he said, while adding that Gurjinder fled the spot only after realizing that Jagroop had died in the premature detonation.
The DGP said that interrogation of Gurjinder Singh has also provided a clear link between the three terror acts—the grenade attack on CIA Moga on November 7, 2025, the Sirhind railway track blast on January 23, 2026, and the Shambhu blast on April 27, 2026—were executed by the same terror module under the direct instructions of Malaysia-based handlers, who are further connected with USA and Pakistan-based handlers.
“With this arrest and earlier recoveries, all three terror-related incidents in Moga, Sirhind, and Shambhu are successfully solved,” he said.
Sharing operational details, AIG SSOC Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intelligence led operation, key accused Gurjinder Singh alias Baba Beant has been arrested from the Amritsar area.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Patiala Varun Sharma further disclosed that to evade detection, the module maintained strict radio silence and took extensive precautions during their movements. Further investigations are ongoing, he added.
