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Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted a special cordon and search operation (CASO) near all bus terminuses and railway stations across the state and arrested 24 alleged criminals, officials said. The CASO named "Ops Eagle-III" was conducted from 12 pm to 3 pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts. The Punjab police arrested two operatives handled from abroad by the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) after a brief encounter, said DGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav in a post on X on Thursday. One of the accused received a bullet injury in his leg and the police took him to a nearby hospital. "SAS Nagar Police in a joint operation with Batala Police busts a module and arrested its 2 operatives handled from abroad by the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). They were involved in various killings," the post read. ISI-backed terror module operated by Harvinder Rinda and his associates, who were recruiting youngsters by providing funds in their bank accounts and smuggled forei...