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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
TopicPunjab Police

Topic: Punjab Police

Punjab cops suspect Babbar Khalsa International link to Amritsar blast that killed 1

According to prelim probe, the person was injured while recovering explosive material from an abandoned place, which triggered the blast. The individual died later in the hospital.

‘Hit list’ lays bare infighting in radical MP Amritpal Singh-led outfit Waris Punjab De

Facebook post by Amritpal aide naming Khadoor Sahib MP’s critics has fuelled tensions within WPD, with critics calling it a cyber threat & supporters blaming internal differences.

India declares Pakistan High Commission staffer linked to spy-ring ‘persona non grata’

Pakistan High Commission staffer has been given 24 hrs to leave India. On Sunday, Punjab cops arrested 2 Malerkotla residents who were recruited by him to leak sensitive information.

Pakistan High Commission official in Delhi named in FIR for seeking Indian defence info, 2 arrested for spying

Arrests made in Punjab. One of the accused said to have received Rs 30,000 in 2 UPI transactions from Pakistani official. Police examining applicability of diplomatic immunity in the case.

2 Amritsar men held for ‘spying’ for Pakistan’s ISI, ‘leaking’ defence inputs in exchange for money

Punjab Police say the 2 residents of Ballaharwal village shared photos & videos of troop movements, entry-exit points of their camps.

Twice in same week as Pahalgam attack, BSF, Punjab cops found RDX, grenades & IEDs near Pakistan border

Latest seizure came Friday when BSF and Punjab Police recovered five hand grenades, six detonators, 4.5 kg of RDX and IED circuits, suspected to have been dropped by drones.

Punjab govt to extend Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s NSA detention for 3rd time

32-year-old has been in preventive detention under NSA for past two years since his arrest 23 April 2023 in Punjab. His second detention ends 22 April.

Political furore in Punjab as CM Mann sends police to quiz Partap Bajwa over remark on grenade blasts

Congress's Bajwa, the Leader of Opposition in Punjab assembly, had alleged in a TV interview that 50 hand grenades had been smuggled into Punjab, with only 18 used so far.

Punjab cops bust international drug cartel in Amritsar, 4kg heroin recovered, arrests 8

According to the statement released by the police, an official from an enforcement agency was ‘misusing’ his position to support the narco network.

Grenade attack on BJP leader’s house: Punjab Police find Lawrence Bishnoi link, point finger at ISI

Role of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) also cannot be ruled out, says Special DGP Arpit Shukla. Tuesday's blast was 16th such case in Punjab in the past seven months.

On Camera

Bangladesh Army Chief wants elections. Muhammad Yunus wants to get rid of him

When the Army chief starts sounding more democratic than a Nobel Peace Prize winner, you know Bangladesh’s political theatre has become a stage for satire.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

Centre approves development of AMCA prototype with rollout target of 2031. HAL to bid with private firms

HAL has so far been the only entity in India to manufacture fighter planes. It will now have to compete against private companies, like TATA, Adani, L&T and other interested players.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.