The State Special Operations Cell, SAS Nagar (Mohali) thwarted a terror conspiracy by arresting two associates of a foreign-based terror operative and recovering one fully assembled RDX-based IED from their possession, officials said on Thursday.

Those arrested are Mani Singh, 32, a resident of Gujjarpura in Amritsar and Abhishek Kumar, 28, a resident of Gillwali Gate in Amritsar. The Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, said the recovered IED, weighing approximately 2.5 kg, was fully assembled and ready for use.