Amritsar: Punjab Police’s rural unit on Friday detained four suspected members of the banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) from the Ajnala subdivision, with investigators alleging that the group was planning a terror strike ahead of Independence Day.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, the suspects are believed to have been involved in previous attacks targeting police establishments, including incidents in which petrol bombs and grenades were allegedly used. Authorities are now examining their possible role in a series of recent security-related cases in the region.
Investigators suspect that the four men, allegedly acting on the directions of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), were behind a petrol bomb incident reported at the Chamiari police post, which falls under the Ajnala police station, on the night of July 23. No injuries were reported in that incident. However, police officials have disputed reports that the outpost was attacked.
The arrests have prompted investigators to revisit other unsolved cases. Police are looking into whether the accused have any connection to the killing of Assistant Sub-Inspector Joga Singh and the explosion reported outside the Khasa Army area. Officials said these links are still under investigation and have not been established.
The suspects are currently being questioned as investigators attempt to determine the extent of the alleged conspiracy and whether additional individuals were involved. The four accused are expected to be produced before a local court, where police will seek their custodial remand to continue the investigation.
Senior police officials are expected to brief the media on the developments after preliminary questioning is completed.
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