Chandigarh Police busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror conspiracy following the late-night apprehension of three suspects at a barricade in Chandigarh. A suspicious bag was found containing an IED, approximately five kilograms of gelatin stick explosives, one detonator, a power source, one pistol, one magazine, and five live cartridges. Acting on the directions of a foreign-based handler named Satnam Shera, the suspects—identified as Lovepreet, Jashanpreet, and a third accomplice aged 19 to 21 from Amritsar and Tarn Taran—planned to plant the IED in Chandigarh to create terror. An FIR has been registered at Sector 36 police station, and interrogation is underway as police appeal for information on suspicious activities while reassuring citizens not to panic.
