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Punjab Police foiled a major terror plot linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Rinda, recovering arms and grenades from Gurdaspur forest. The consignment, sent by Pakistani agencies, was meant for attacks in Punjab. Further investigations are underway to trace associates

A pistol with cartridges, Rs 3 lakh in cash and CPI (Maoist) literature were recovered from the arrested couple, it said.

Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, was shot dead on Friday evening at his residence in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.