Five individuals, including the father of the victim’s ex-wife, have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was motivated by strained relations between the two NRI families. The injured NRI is reported to be out of danger.
The Punjab Police in a joint operation with a central agency arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who were residents of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.
According to officials, two IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), two hand grenades, pistols, cartridges, detonators and batteries were recovered from them.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the government will soon introduce the technique of artificial intelligence (AI) for enhancing the efficiency of Punjab Police to make it a front ranking force in the country.