3 KZF operatives arrested for grenade attack at police post

JALANDHAR: Days after the hand grenade attack at the police post, Asron in Nawanshahr, counter-intelligence (CI), Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar district police, have successfully cracked the case masterminded by the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) with the arrest of three members of the terror module.

- HT Correspondent

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav identified the arrested persons hailing from Nawanshahr as Yugpreet Singh alias Yuvi, a resident of Mohalla Qazian, Jaskaran Singh alias Shah, a resident of Mohalla Jagoteyan and Harjot Singh alias Jot, a resident of Dugglan Mohalla in Rahon.

Police teams have also recovered two weapons—one country-made pistol and one revolver—along with six cartridges from their possession, the DGP added.

The development came less than two weeks after some unidentified persons targeted a police post under Kathgarh police station by hurling a hand grenade on its premises on December 2.