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NIA Raids 18 Sites as Punjab Police Crack ISI-Backed BKI Cell

Coordinated operations yielded chargesheets in the Gurdaspur grenade attack probe alongside arrests of three ISI-linked operatives, with grenades and a pistol seized.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted seven accused, including three absconders, in the December 2024 case related to the grenade attack on Gurdaspur police station by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists, officials said on Friday. (HT File)
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Overview

  • The NIA searched 18 locations across Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, seizing mobile phones, digital devices and documents in its probe of Babbar Khalsa International’s network.
  • The agency has filed a chargesheet against seven suspects, including three absconders, for the December grenade attack on Gurdaspur’s Ghanie Ke Bangar police station under UAPA and the Explosive Substances Act.
  • Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell arrested three ISI-backed BKI operatives in Mohali, including a juvenile, recovering two hand grenades, a Glock pistol and ammunition.
  • Key targets in the NIA raids included associates of German-based operative Kulbir Sidhu and US-based gangster Manish alias Kaka Rana with cross-border logistics links.
  • Investigations continue into a wider conspiracy involving extortion, targeted killings and arms smuggling directed by handlers in Pakistan, Germany, the UK and the US.