The smuggling of rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) into Punjab from Pakistan has raised concern in the security circles as the lethal weapons are being used in targeted attacks against the police and other sensitive establishments in the state.

In the latest seizure, the Amritsar rural police nabbed two persons suspected of cross-border smuggling with a RPG launcher two days ago, which they believe had been smuggled from Pakistan via drones two days earlier.

According to senior officials, these consignments are often pushed across the border using drones or concealed land routes, intended for use by sleeper cells controlled by handlers based in Pakistan.

“The repeated recovery of RPGs and explosives points to a deliberate attempt by Pakistan’s ISI to arm terror modules with sophisticated

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