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NIA Chargesheets Three in Amritsar Temple Grenade Attack

The probe points to overseas direction with UPI/MTSS fund flows under scrutiny, with more suspects still at large.

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According to the agency, the probe has also revealed the transfer of terror funds from foreign handlers to local operatives through UPI and MTSS channels, which are being further probed.

Overview

  • The charge sheet filed before a special NIA court in Mohali on Friday names Vishal Gill, Bhagwant Singh, and Diwan Singh for roles in the March 15 attack on the Thakurdwara Sanatan temple in Amritsar.
  • According to the NIA, Gill was one of two motorcycle-borne attackers who hurled the grenade, while the other suspect, Gursidak Singh, was killed in a police encounter on March 17.
  • Investigators say foreign-based handlers in Europe, the United States, and Canada supplied operational direction, hardware, and money, with financial transfers traced via UPI and MTSS channels.
  • The blast caused property damage but no injuries, and the case now moves toward trial as the agency consolidates evidence on logistics, funding, and communications.
  • A four-grenade consignment allegedly reached local operatives on March 1, with one handed over two days before the attack; the NIA arrested accused courier Sharanjeet Kumar on September 5 and is pursuing absconder Badalpreet Singh.