The Punjab Police has arrested 13 persons, identified as Mahinder Verma alias DK, Ramesh, Sandeep Singh Shelly, Gurjant Singh alias Janti, Sukhvir Singh, Rafi, Waris Ali, Charlas, Parveen Singh, Harsimranjit Singh Simma, Sarabjot Singh, Daljit Kaur alias Mano, Shamsher Singh in separate incidents (locations not stated) and recovered five illegal weapons and 53 live cartridges from them, reports Tribune India on January 19. The arrest occurred after Police neutralised an international extortion and targeted killing module operated by Amrit Bal, a member of the Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, which has ties to the foreign-based terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).The officials have stated that Bal, Bhagwanpuria and others were engaging young boys through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and others and were providing weapons and money through their handlers.