The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary chargesheet against two people in the Ludhiana Court complex bomb blast case, in which one person was killed and six others were injured on December 23, 2021, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet against two persons in Ludhiana Court complex bomb blast case, in which one person was killed and six others were injured on 23rd December 2021.
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NIA said that one of the accused named in the chargesheet, Lakhbir Singh alias Rode of Punjab’s Moga district, is reportedly in Pakistan, where he smuggled IEDs into India to set off explosions across the state. He is the leader of two banned organisations: the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISFY).
According to the NIA, the IED that exploded in the court complex was smuggled into Punjab from across the border by Rode. According to the NIA, he smuggled these IEDs with the assistance of Pakistan-based drug smugglers and their Indian associates, including Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia.
According to the agency, the other accused in the chargesheet, Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia of Amritsar district, was arrested in December 2022 at IGI Airport in Delhi upon his arrival from Malaysia.