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PB with high warning after a tiffin bomb found in Amritsar

Chandigarh: Towards independence day, Punjab police have honed in the state.
The strength on Monday claims to recover the Tiffin box made into an improvised (IED) explosive device, five grenades and 100 rounds of 9mm bullets from Dalek Village near Lopoke in the Amritsar district on Sunday night.
The police suspected that the drone was dropped from Pakistan and had registered fir.
Punjab DGP Dinkar Guptta on Monday said about noon on August 8, information was given to the police by the former Sarp in Bacchiwind Village, which fell below the Lopoke Police Station, about drone activities on August 7 in the Dalek area, Bacchiwind and Whohra.
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After that, the preliminary operation led by Amritsar SSP (countryside) Gunneet Singh was launched.
9mm bullets found from Dalek village in Amritsar DistrictDuring search, a police team found a bag carrying a plastic lunch box with a double-storey children ‘minion’ and other ammunition packed carefully in a soft foam bag.
Introduction Investigation shows that the bag was dropped through drones, which crossed to India from Pakistan.
At the request of the police, the team from the National Security Guard (NSG) reached the place and confirmed the existence of 2-3kg RDX in the Tiffin box, which had been made into a bomb.
“RDX is installed in a tiffin box so sophisticated so that it has three different mechanisms including switches, magnetic and spring for operational flexibility,” said Gupta.
He added an ongoing investigation.
DGP said it was a very sophisticated Ied and the distance activation was also activated.
The three detonators were also confiscated from the place.
High warning has been heard throughout the country, said DGP Gupta, while warning residents to remain vigilant and notify the police if they find something suspicious, abandoned or not claimed anywhere, including on the train, bus, and in the restaurant.
DGP said briefing to the Chairman of Captain Minister Amarinder Singh had held a meeting with the Police Commissioner and Commissioner, in addition to other senior officers, on Monday morning, asking them to remain vigilant, especially because the independence day approached.
DGP said in the past two-three months, there has been an increase in drone activity on the border of Pakistan.

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