Chandigarh, April 4: The Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police and Chandigarh Police apprehended five individuals in connection with the recent grenade attack at the BJP office in Sector 37. Authorities recovered a hand grenade and a .30 bore Zigana pistol along with ammunition during the joint operation, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav stated on Saturday.
The arrested individuals were identified as Balwinder Lal of SBS Nagar, Jasvir Singh of SBS Nagar, Charanjit Singh of SBS Nagar, Rubal Chauhan of Shimla, and Mandeep Sharma of Sangrur.
DGP Gaurav Yadav affirmed that the group operated as a structured network under the guidance of handlers based in Portugal and Germany. Preliminary findings indicate the module received backing from Pakistan’s ISI, utilizing various sub-modules to carry out the Wednesday incident.
“The accused persons were part of a structured network involving multiple cutouts and sub-modules to execute the attack,” the DGP declared.
AIG State Special Operations Cell Deepak Pareek stated that the investigation revealed the group was responsible for moving a consignment of weapons and explosives. This hardware passed through several hands before reaching the final perpetrators.
Police noted that two primary individuals involved in the execution have been identified, and search operations are currently underway to locate them.
“Police teams are conducting raids to apprehend the absconding perpetrators involved in the attack,” AIG Pareek maintained.
A case has been registered at the SSOC Police Station in SAS Nagar under the Arms Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
