Ahead of Independence Day, Punjab Police foils terrorist attack attempt

New Delhi : The Punjab Police on Monday recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) fitted inside a tiffin box, hand grenades from Lopoke village in Amritsar near the Indo-Pak border, which are believed to be used to attack in different parts on coming Independence Day.

"Some recoveries were made yesterday in Amritsar (rural) which include 5 grenades, Improvised Explosive Device (IED)-fitted tiffin boxes & 100 rounds of 9mm pistol. As per our assessment, these bombs were delivered via a drone from across the border", Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said addressing a presser.

He also mentioned that a high alert has been sounded in the state and will remain till Independence Day. “The state will remain on high alert. We have also increased the checkings”, he stated.

He did not specifically mention the name of any terrorist group but said that the police know who is doing what.

He also urged the general public to keep checking their surroundings for suspicious items while travelling on public transport.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has tightened security across the capital by intensifying patrolling, conducting anti-sabotage checks and deploying extra pickets at the border areas to thwart any untoward incident.