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40 years ago September 11, 1986: Punjab Police nab 13 terrorists

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 11, 1986.

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Thirteen of the 20-member gang of the dreaded terrorist Avtar Singh Brahma have been arrested, the police claimed in Jalandhar. P C Dogra, DIG, Jalandhar range, told newsmen that the gang was responsible for killing four persons at Chola Sahib in Sarhali in Amritsar district on August 31.

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