A day after a major Pak-ISI backed multi-state Gangster-Terror Module was busted following an encounter in the Ladhuwal area, Ludhiana Commissionerate Police on Friday revealed that the two accused injured in the exchange of fire have been identified as operatives who were specifically tasked by their Pakistan-based handler Jasveer alias Choudhary to carry out grenade attacks in the border state.
Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma, while addressing the media, said that the injured duo identified as, Deepak alias Deepu and Ram Lal, had travelled from Rajasthan to Ludhiana and had been present in Ludhiana for two days to coordinate and execute the planned attack.
"This highlights a new and dangerous trend wherein Pakistan-based handlers are deliberately recruiting and using criminals from other states to commit terror acts in Punjab so that they can operate under the radar and are difficult to identify," he said.
As per the information, Ludhiana Commissionerate Police had earlier in coordination with Counter Intelligence Unit busted a terror module with the arrest of its three operatives identified as Shamsher Singh from Ferozepur, Ajay from Haryana and Harsh Kumar Ojha from Bihar.
As of now, Police teams have recovered two Chinese 86P hand grenades, five sophisticated .30 bore pistols, and approximately 40+ live rounds from the possession of five arrested accused persons. The module, having links with Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, was planning to use hand grenades to target government buildings and other sensitive locations to create tension in the border state.
The development came close on the heels of Ludhiana Commissionerate Police busting a Pak-based ISI backed grenade attack module with the arrest of 10 key operatives and recovered one 86P Chinese Hand Grenade, one Black Kit, and a set of Gloves from their possession.
Elaborating on the inter-state network, CP Swapan Sharma said that the first arrest in the case, Shamsher Singh, led the police to Harsh Ojha, a resident of Bihar. "During interrogation, it was revealed that Ojha is a grenade-thrower expert and was also assigned by the module to execute terror attacks in Punjab.
Recently, Ojha was also involved in a firing incident in Bihar for extortion on directions of the foreign based handler. The Ludhiana Police, acting swiftly on Shamsher's disclosure, averted this threat by arresting Ojha from Bihar," he said.
The police have also arrested another operative, Ajay, from Haryana based on Shamsher's disclosures and recovered two pistols from his possession. The CP said that arrested accused Ajay is linked to an individual, identified as Pawan brother of Lawrence Bishnoi gang operative Harpal Singh alias Harry, who carried out firing on the house of Salman Khan in Mumbai.
Further investigation is underway to explore their links to the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, he added. In this regard, a case FIR No. 199 dated 17.11.2025 had been registered under sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosives Act, section 25 of the Arms Act, and section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station Jodhewal in Ludhiana.
Another case FIR no. 114 dated 20/11/2025 has also been registered under sections 109, 132, 324 (4) and 3 (5) of the BNS and section 25 of the Arms Act at Ladhowal in Ludhiana.