Overview
- The agency filed a supplementary chargesheet naming Abhijot Singh in the Chandigarh Sector 10 grenade case that targeted a retired Punjab Police officer.
- The NIA attributes the Chandigarh conspiracy to Pakistan-based Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and U.S.-based Happy Passia, with Passia responsible for recruitment, funding, and supplying weapons.
- Investigators say Abhijot traveled to Armenia in December 2023, was recruited by Passia’s aide Shamsher Shera, conducted a July 2024 recce, and the attack was executed in September 2024 by Rohan and Vishal Masih.
- A separate filing names 11 accused in the April 6, 2025 RPG strike on Batala’s Qila Lal Singh police station, with 11 additional identified suspects absconding and a probe noting online radicalisation of Punjab youth.
- In another case, four were chargesheeted over the grenade attack on former minister Manoranjan Kalia’s Jalandhar residence on the night of April 7, 2025, including two fugitives — Kulbir Singh Sidhu and Manish alias Kaka Rana — with a Red Notice and reward issued for Sidhu.