The police said it received intelligence inputs that some youths from Punjab with alleged links to the Shahzad Bhatti network were planning to kill an Armyman or a policeman. (PTI Photo)

The Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday arrested three youths and detained a juvenile in Lucknow for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill a member of the Army or police force or attack a police establishment before recording a video of the incident, on the instructions of their Pakistan-based handler.

The motive of their handler, linked to the banned Shahzad Bhatti network, was to create fear among people, the agency claimed.

The accused were identified as Gagandeep Singh (26) and Rajat Kumar (19) of Amritsar in Punjab and Krish (21), a resident of neighbouring Gurdaspur district, officials said.

The juvenile, also a Punjab resident, is aged 17, they said.

A foreign-made pistol and 20 cartridges were recovered from their possession, it was claimed.

In a press statement, the ATS claimed to…