CHANDIGARH: One of the two ISI-backed cross-border terror modules recently busted by Punjab Police had allegedly planned to target Delhi’s Jantar Mantar during the recent student protests, with some of its members travelling to the protest site after receiving logistical support and materials to make petrol bombs from their foreign handlers, police said on Wednesday.The disclosure came a day after Punjab Police arrested nine accused, including four juveniles, in a major anti-terror operation.Investigators said the accused were allegedly acting on the directions of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) handlers to carry out terror activities, target security personnel and disturb public peace.Amritsar Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said an ISI-backed handler had sent some members of the terror module to Jantar Mantar during the protest.“The support was arranged by an ISI-backed handler and some members of the terror module had travelled to Jantar Mantar during the protest dharna there. Through their handler, they were provided logistical support and materials for making petrol bombs, but they could not execute their plan and were apprehended recently when the terror modules were busted,” Bhullar said.Punjab Police had on Tuesday said preliminary investigation revealed that foreign-based ISI handlers of the accused were attempting to recruit local youth to carry out terror-related activities and disturb public peace.Bhullar said one of the two terror modules had also been tasked by its ISI handlers with conducting reconnaissance of security establishments and uniformed personnel and filming videos to share with their handlers.They were also tasked with targeting police and other uniformed force personnel, he said.Bhullar said it was concerning that even juveniles were being lured into anti-national activities. Money was allegedly routed to members of the terror modules through hawala and other channels, he added.The disclosure comes against the backdrop of the 36-day student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET issue.The protest was called off after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union education minister.On Tuesday, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav had said Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted two ISI-backed cross-border terror modules and arrested nine accused, including four juveniles.Police recovered three illegal pistols, four petrol bottle bombs and nine live cartridges during the operation.According to the DGP, preliminary investigation found that the accused were allegedly acting at the behest of foreign-based ISI handlers who were attempting to recruit local youth to conduct surveillance of security installations, procure illegal weapons, carry out terror-related activities and disturb public peace.Investigators also uncovered the installation of surveillance cameras near railway tracks as part of the probe, police said.(With PTI inputs)