Moga, 21 July (H.S.): Moga Police has

thwarted a possible terror conspiracy with the arrest of 17 accused persons,

including three main executors involved in the low-intensity grenade attack at

Police Station Sadar Moga, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav

Yadav here on Tuesday.

Police have also recovered an Improvised Explosive Device

(IED) along with explosive material and electronic detonator and one 9MM Glock

pistol along with a magazine, besides, impounding the Splendor motorcycle used

in committing the grenade attack.

As per the information, some unidentified persons threw a

low-intensity grenade at the building of Police Station Sadar Moga during the

early morning hours at around 3.15 AM on July 8, 2026.

The three main executors who executed the grenade attack

have been identified as Gagan alias Kali, a resident of Dheru, Ferozepur;

Rajesh alias Khanna, a resident of Lal Kurti Cantt, Ferozepur; and Shubham

alias Bhinder, a resident of Kotwal, Ferozepur.

Remaining arrested accused—who assisted in logistics,

network expansion, and harboring the operatives— have been identified as Lajjar

alias Aman and his wife Parveen Kaur, both residents of Sia Paadi in Ferozepur;

Swaran and Gobind, both residents of Kotwal in Ferozepur; Sagar and John, both

residents of Lal Kurti Cantt in Ferozepur; Ruth, Raj and Sarabjit Kaur,

residents of Talwandi Nepala in Ferozepur; Gurpreet Singh, Rahul and Karandeep

Singh, residents of Ajitwal in Moga; Lovepreet of Dheru in Ferozepur;

Sukhwinder Kaur of Sherkhan in Ferozepur.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has

revealed that Iqbal Singh alias Ravi Dhaliwal, currently based in the UK and

allegedly involved in criminal activities, was the mastermind behind the

conspiracy. On his directions, the accused carried out the grenade attack at

Police Station Sadar Moga and were planning to plant an IED in a train running

from Ferozepur to Jammu, he said.

Sharing more details, Inspector General of Police (IGP)

Faridkot Range Nilambari Jagdale said that following the incident, multiple

police teams were deployed to trace the perpetrators.

Using technical and human-intelligence inputs, it came to

fore that Gagan @ Kali, accompanied by Rajesh @ Khanna and Shubham Bhindar,

carried out a grenade attack on Police Station Sadar Moga, she said, while

adding that during the subsequent investigation, these three accused were

apprehended, leading to the arrest of their accomplices identified as Lajjar

alias Aman and his wife Parveen Kaur, who were in direct contact with UK-based

Iqbal alias Ravi Dhaliwal and were helping him in arranging foot soldiers to

execute the terror activities.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Moga Sartaj Singh

Chahal said that the further interrogation of accused Lajjar has led to the

arrest of remaining 12 accused persons who were providing logistic support and

were harbouring the module members. More arrests and recoveries are likely in

the coming days, he added.

In this regard, a case FIR no. 126 dated 08.07.2026 was

initially registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

(BNS), sections 3 and 6 of the Explosives Substances Act and section 4 of the

Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act was registered at Police Station

Sadar Moga, while, sections 109, 111 and 113 of the BNS, sections 4 and 5 of

the Explosives Substances Act and sections 16, 17, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of the

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) have also been invoked.

Hindusthan Samachar / GURSHARAN SINGH