00:00Two suspected terrorists linked to the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International
00:19was seriously injured during a police encounter near the Ladoval Pole Plaza
00:24on the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway in Ludhiana, Punjab.
00:28The encounter unfolded after the police received a tip-off that two terrorists from the same
00:35module earlier busted by the Punjab police were present in the area.
00:39According to Ludhiana Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma, the suspects had been tasked
00:44with collecting hand grenades and carrying out attacks at designated locations.
00:49The terror module was handled by the Pakistan-based ISI.
00:55This is the case for the Pakistan-based ISI.
01:02This is the case for the Pakistan-based ISI.
01:10Thank you very much.
01:40When the police attempted to intercept them, the terrorists opened fire, leading to a brief
01:56but intense gunfight.
01:59One suspect was hit by three bullets, while the other was struck once.
02:03Both were taken to the hospital, with one reported to be in critical condition.
02:07I may not be factually correct.
02:32Three bullets were taken to the hospital.
02:39One bullet was taken to the hospital.
02:43One bullet was very critical.
02:47Police recovered two Chinese grenades, five Chinese pistols, and over 50 rounds of ammunition
02:53from the scene.
02:54Officials believe the planned attack was being carried out at the direction of a Pakistani
02:59handler.
03:00The encounter comes just weeks after Punjab police's counter-intelligence unit busted
03:06another BKI module supported by Pakistan's ISI.
03:09In that earlier operation, two terrorists, Gurjinder Singh and Diwan Singh, were arrested in Jalandhar
03:16and 2.5 kg of IED RDX along with a remote control, was recovered.
03:23Investigators said the explosives had been prepared for a major terror attack in the state.
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