Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Central agencies, have thwarted a possible terrorist attack in the border state by busting a terrorist module backed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with the arrest of two operatives, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. The terror module is being handled by Firdaus Ahmed Bhat, an active member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Those arrested have been identified as Uzair Ul Haq and Raj Mohammad Andleeb both of Jammu and Kashmir. The police have also recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two hand grenades, one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 24 cartridges, eight detonators, one timer switch and four batteries from their possession.