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A day after RDX recovery, police tighten security in Jalandhar

News Bureau — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:50:58 +0000

Jalandhar: A day after tiffin bomb box containing over 2 kg of RDX explosive found in Amritsar, Commissionerate Police have tightened the security and on Tuesday launched an intensive checking drive at all prominent places to ensure foolproof security cover in the city.
The police officials are on their toes considering the security of inhabitants ahead of the Independence Day event on August 15.
Commissionerate Police were making concerted efforts to maintain law and order situation at any cost, said Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar adding that the anti-sabotage team, special operation group, district police and GRP Police jointly inspected vulnerable places including the railway station.
The teams also covered some of the government offices, market places, and religious places with higher footfall including passport officer, court complex, Devi Talab Mandir, Rainik Bazaar, Dilkusha market, Bus Stand, followed by special checking at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, where district-level Independence Day event was going to be organized on August 15, 2021.
During the checking in public places, the officials also sensitized people and shopkeepers to remain vigil of any kind of suspicious activities and inform police immediately if they found anything unusual.
The police teams also urged people to stay away from unclaimed articles and share such information with the police department so that such items could be screened at the earliest as appealed by the Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Monday.
Punjab police on Monday had recovered a Tiffin Box fabricated into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) or Tiffin Bomb along with five hand grenades and 100 rounds of 9mm pistol recovered from village Daleke, Lopoke in Amritsar.

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High Alert in Punjab as Tiffin Bomb, Hand Grenades recovered from Amritsar’s village

News Bureau — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:05:53 +0000

CHANDIGARH: A high alert has been sounded in Punjab following the recovery of a Tiffin Box fabricated into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) or Tiffin Bomb along with five hand grenades and 100 rounds of 9mm pistol recovered from village Daleke, Lopoke in Amritsar.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta, while addressing a press conference here on Monday, said that following the inputs regarding drone activity in the area of villages including Daleke, Bacchiwind and Shohra, a massive combing operation led by SSP Amritsar Rural Gulneet Singh was launched around villages during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
He said that, during the search operation, the police team recovered a bag carrying a double-decker Children’s Lunch Box bearing ‘Minions’ Cartoon picture and other ammunition packed very meticulously in soft foam pouches. He said preliminary investigations indicated that the bag was dropped through a Drone, which crossed the brother into India.
The DGP said that the police teams had secured the bag and a team of National Security Guards (NSG) team had been called on the spot, which had confirmed the presence of 2-3 Kg of RDX in the Tiffin Box, which had been fabricated into a bomb.
The DGP said that the high alert has been sounded across the state. He cautioned the people of Punjab to remain alert all the time, and immediately report to the police if they find any suspicious thing lying abandoned or unclaimed anywhere, including in trains, buses or restaurants etc. “People can inform the Police on 112 or 181 helpline numbers,” he added.
Meanwhile, an FIR no. 208 dated August 8, 2021 has been registered under sections 25/27/54/59 of Arms Act, sections 3/4/5 of the Explosive Substances Act at Lopoke Police Station Amritsar in this connection.

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Tiffin bomb containing RDX, hand grenades found in Amritsar village, apparently dropped by drone from Pakistan; says Punjab DGP

News Bureau — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:07:16 +0000

Chandigarh: Ahead of Independence Day, police have recovered a tiffin bomb box containing over 2 kg of RDX explosive at Daleke village of Amritsar on Sunday evening.
The tiffin bomb was suspected to be dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said while addressing a press conference here on Monday.
He said that some other explosives including five hand grenades were also found in the bag containing the tiffin bomb and investigation is underway to ascertain the source of supply.
“On Sunday night, drones were heard in an Amritsar village and then district police received an input that a bag was found abandoned in suspicious circumstances. Upon opening it, the police found explosives including seven pouches, five hand grenades and 100 rounds of 9mm pistol in it. An explosive substance weighing 2 kg along with a remote controller also seized from the spot,” DGP said.
He said that an NSG team was called at the spot and preliminary investigation reveals that a sophisticated bomb has about 2-3 kg of RDX explosive, which can provide a timed explosion.
“There was also a printed circuit board that can help in remote signal and three detonators have been found along with a power energiser of 9 volts. It was assembled very meticulously and carefully by experts. It could have been used against any target,” the DGP said, adding that police did not know where it was to be targeted.
He said that activities have been increased across the border for the past two to three months and security has been beefed up on Indo-Pak borders in the state.
“This is a very sinister and worrisome development. We want to be aware the general public of this development as this IED was fitted in a children’s tiffin box. It looked attractive having a sticker of a scooter. It was targeted at innocent people like children,” he said requesting people to do not open or touch any abandoned box/bag.
DGP said that issue had been taken up before Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh so that the government could make people aware.

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