CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR
Punjab Police has cracked the hand grenade attack at BJP leader’s house case
masterminded by Pak-ISI backed terror module with arrest of two accused
persons in this case in less than 12 hours, said Special Director General of Police
(Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla here on Tuesday.
Preliminary investigations have revealed a larger conspiracy orchestrated by
Pakistan's ISI to disrupt communal harmony in Punjab. The plot was
masterminded by Zeeshan Akhtar, a close associate of gangster Lawrence
Bishnoi and Pakistan-based ISI-sponsored gangster Shahzad Bhatti,” he said,
while not ruling out the possible links of the accused with Pakistan-based Babbar
Khalsa International (BKI) mastermind Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and
gangster Happy Passia.
Special DGP Arpit Shukla accompanied by IGP Headquarters Dr Sukhchain
Singh Gill, while addressing a press conference, said that police teams have also
recovered an E-rickshaw used by the accused persons in executing the crime.
As per the information, an explosion occurred at the residence of Senior BJP l
eader Manoranjan Kalia located in Central Town Jalandhar on the intervening
night of Monday and Tuesday. Police teams from Jalandhar Commissionerate
immediately rushed to the spot, and the forensic team collected samples and
relevant evidence from the scene.
Sharing more details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Jalandhar Dhanpreet Kaur
said that the case is being investigated in coordination with central intelligence
agencies to trace the entire terror network and ensure strict action against all
conspirators.
She said that a case under sections 109(attempt to murder) , 324(3)(mischief) and 61(2)(criminal conspiracy of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) and
sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act has been registered at
Police Station Division number 3 in Jalandhar.