The Punjab Police have thwarted a possible terror conspiracy with the arrest of 17 accused persons, including three women, today. They were involved in the low-intensity grenade attack at Police Station Sadar Moga on the early morning of July 8th. The arrested include three main executors of the attack.
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along with explosive material and electronic detonator and one sophisticated pistol along with a magazine have also been recovered from their possession.
All the accused including the three main executors, who executed the grenade attack, have been identified. 14 of them are Ferozepur residents and three are from Moga.
Punjab Police DG, Gaurav Yadav disclosed that preliminary investigation has revealed that the UK based mastermind directed the accused to carry out the grenade attack at Moga Police Station. They were also planning to plant an IED in a train running from Ferozepur to Jammu. Further investigation is underway.
