NIA takes over probe, accused from UP produced in court
Jalandhar: With NIA taking over the probe into the April 7 grenade blast at BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's house here, prime accused Saidul Ameen, a resident of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, was produced in the NIA court in Mohali on Tuesday and sent to Ropar jail.
Ameen threw the grenade at Kalia's residence. Punjab Police claimed a larger conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan's ISI to disrupt communal harmony in Punjab. DGP Gaurav Yadav claimed that the plot was masterminded by Zeeshan Akhtar, an associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Pakistan-based ISI-sponsored gangster Shahzad Bhatti. The role of Pakistan-based
Babbar Khalsa International
(BKI) was also being probed.
Police also arrested e-rickshaw driver Satish and his cousin Harry for logistical support to Ameen. He said Ameen was apprehended from Delhi after an intensive multi-state manhunt.
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