AMRITSAR: Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday said it had foiled a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) along with an electronic detonator.The recovery was made during the intervening night of August 15 and 16, accordingo to news agency PTI.“Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovers an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 690 grams, along with an electronic detonator, battery, timer and iron box,” Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.“After seizure, the explosive material was handled as per established security protocols and defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad,” he said.Amritsar Rural Police has foiled a design of anti-national elements and averted a potential threat to public safety, he added.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amritsar Rural, Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal, said security checks had been intensified and government establishments were under close watch in the run-up to Independence Day.He said Assistant Sub-Inspector Kulbir Singh, while on patrol during the intervening night of August 15 and 16, found a suspicious black-coloured, wax-wrapped packet within the jurisdiction of the Gaggomahal police post.Upon examination, the packet was found to contain an electronic detonator, a battery, a timer and an iron box, Chahal said.The bomb disposal squad was immediately called to the spot, and the explosive material was safely destroyed in accordance with security protocols. The remaining items were seized by the police.A case under the Explosive Substances Act was registered at Ramdas police station in Amritsar Rural on Sunday, and further investigation is underway, police said.
