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Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
2024 grenade attack at police post: NIA chargesheets 3 operatives of KZF
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three accused linked to the banned terror outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), in the 2024 case relating to a grenade attack at a police post in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Yugpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Harjot Singh, all hailing from Rahon village in SBS Nagar, have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act and other related provisions, including 109 (attempt to murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the chargesheet filed before a court in Mohali. The trio were arrested by Punjab Police on December 24 last year after they allegedly targeted a police post under Kathgarh police station by hurling a hand grenade on its premises on December 2. Police also recovered two illegal weapons and six live cartridges from their possession. The federal agency, NIA, which took over the case from Punjab Police in March, launched investigations against KZF chief and designated individual terrorist Ranjit Singh alias Neeta and his UK-based operative Jagjit Singh Lahiri and other unidentified terror operatives. 'The NIA has found that Jagga had recruited Yugpreet Singh through an acquaintance in the UK. Along with other KZF terrorists and operatives, Jagga had radicalised Yugpreet and handled him via encrypted messaging applications. Jagga had also provided Yugpreet with over ₹4.36 lakh of terror funds through a complex chain of Canada-based entities, who have also been identified and examined,' an NIA spokesperson said. It added that Yugpreet had in turn recruited the other two chargesheeted accused and the trio had carried out the attack at the police post in December last year. 'The three accused had been provided the grenade by their foreign-based handlers earlier in November 2024,' it added. The spokesperson added that the agency has been carrying out further probes to thwart KFZ's attempts to carry out terror attacks at law enforcement establishments and sensitive installations, as well as targeted killings in Punjab. It may be mentioned that the preliminary investigation of Punjab Police had revealed that the arrested persons had retrieved the hand grenade from a dead drop location or dead letter box system (DLB) on the GT Road in Jalandhar on November 28 and hurled the grenade at Kathgarh police station on December 2. 'A DLB is a secret location used to exchange information or items between two people without a meeting,' police said.
Time of India
13 hours ago
- Time of India
Grenade attack on police post in SBS Nagar: NIA chargesheet against 3
Chandigarh: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three accused in the 2024 case relating to a grenade attack on a police post in Punjab's SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr) district. The incident has been traced to the banned terror outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), the NIA said Sunday. "Yugpreet Singh, also known as Yuvi Nihang; Jaskaran Singh alias Shah; and Harjot Singh alias Jot Hundal, all hailing from Rahon village in SBS Nagar, have been charged under various sections of the UAPA, Explosive Substances Act, and other related provisions," said the NIA. "The NIA has also launched investigations against the KZF chief and designated individual terrorist, Ranjit Singh, also known as Neeta; the outfit's member operative Jagjit Singh Lahiri alias Jagga alias Jagga Miapur alias Hari Singh, currently in the UK; and other unidentified terror operatives," the NIA added. "The NIA, which took over the case from the Punjab Police in March this year, found that Jagga recruited Yugpreet Singh through an acquaintance in the UK. Along with other KZF terrorists and operatives, Jagga radicalised Yugpreet and handled him via encrypted messaging applications. Jagga also provided Yugpreet with over Rs 4.36 lakh of terror funds through a complex chain of Canada-based entities, who have also been identified and examined," the agency added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo "Yugpreet, in turn, recruited the other two chargesheeted accused, and the trio carried out the attack on police post Asron during the intervening night of Dec 1 and 2, 2024. The three accused were provided the grenade by their foreign-based handlers in Nov 2024," said the NIA. "The NIA is continuing with its investigation in the case as part of its efforts to destroy the KZF's attempts to carry out terror attacks on law enforcement establishments and sensitive installations, as well as targeted killings in the state of Punjab," the probe agency added.
The Hindu
18 hours ago
- The Hindu
NIA files chargesheet against three accused in Punjab grenade attack case linked to Khalistan Zindabad Force
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday (June 15, 2025) chargesheeted three persons in connection with the 2024 case related to a grenade attack at a police post in SBS Nagar district of Punjab. The attack was allegedly planned by banned terror outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF). Among those arraigned are Yugpreet Singh aka Yuvi Nihung; Jaskaran Singh aka Shah; and Harjot Singh aka Jot Hundal, all residents of Rahon village in SBS Nagar. The NIA has invoked various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act. The agency has also launched investigations against KZF chief and designated 'individual terrorist' Ranjit Singh aka Neeta, the outfit's member operative Jagjit Singh Lahiri aka Jagga (currently in the United Kingdom), and other unidentified terror operatives. The NIA, which took over the case from the Punjab Police in March, has found that Jagga had recruited Yugpreet Singh through an acquaintance in the U.K. 'Along with the other KZF terrorists and operatives, Jagga had radicalised Yugpreet and handled him via encrypted messaging applications. Jagga had also provided Yugpreet with over ₹4.36 lakh of terror funds through a complex chain of Canada-based entities, who have also been identified and examined,' it said. In turn, Yugpreet allegedly recruited the other two chargesheeted accused and the three had carried out the attack at the police post in the intervening night of December 1 and 2, 2024. The grenade had been arranged by the foreign-based handlers in November 2024, it is alleged. The NIA investigation into the terror attacks at the law enforcement establishments and sensitive installations, as well as targeted killings in Punjab, are going on.
Hans India
a day ago
- Hans India
NIA files charge sheet against 3 KZF men in Punjab grenade attack case, 'foreign handlers' link unearthed
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against three individuals in a Special Court in connection with the grenade attack on a police post in Punjab's SBS Nagar district in 2024. The counter-terrorism agency, in its findings, has tracked down the bombing of the police post to a major conspiracy by the banned Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terror outfit. 'Three accused -- Yugpreet Singh alias Yuvi Nihung, Jaskaran Singh alias Shah, and Harjot Singh alias Jot Hundal, all hailing from Rahon village in SBS Nagar, have been charged under various sections of UA(P) Act, Explosive Substances Act and other related provisions, said the agency in a statement on Sunday. The NIA said that it has further launched investigations against KZF chief and Designated Individual Terrorist (DIT) Ranjit Singh alias Neeta, the outfit's member operative Jagjit Singh Lahiri alias Jagga alias Hari Singh (currently in the UK), and other unidentified terror operatives. The police post was targeted by three individuals in 2024, with illicit support from foreign handlers who aided them with money and grenades, said reports. The case was taken over by the NIA from the Punjab Police in March this year. The agency in its statement further said, 'Jagga had recruited Yugpreet Singh through an acquaintance in the UK. Along with other KZF terrorists and operatives, Jagga had radicalised Yugpreet and handled him via encrypted messaging applications. Jagga had also provided Yugpreet with over Rs 4.36 lakh of terror funds through a complex chain of Canada-based entities, who have also been identified and examined.' 'Yugpreet had in turn recruited the other two chargesheeted accused, and the trio had carried out the attack at Police Post Asron during the night between 1st and 2nd December 2024. The three accused had been provided the grenade by their foreign-based handlers earlier in November 2024,' it further noted. In another parallel investigation, the NIA recently conducted multiple raids at 15 locations in Punjab and Haryana, in connection with the January 2025 grenade attack at a police post in Amritsar. A host of damning documents, including mobile phones and digital gadgets, were recovered from their custody.
Mint
a day ago
- Mint
NIA charges 3 in 2024 police post grenade attack case in Punjab, links to banned KZF terror outfit found
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on Saturday, June 14, 2025, against three accused in connection with a 2024 case about a grenade attack at a police post in SBS Nagar district of Punjab, NIA said in a statement on Sunday, June 15, 2025. The case has been linked to a conspiracy by the banned Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terror outfit, it added. The three accused individuals, Yugpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh, and Harjot Singh are from Rahon village in SBS Nagar. They have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,the Explosive Substances Act, and other related provisions. NIA has also initiated a probe against KZF chief and 'Designated Individual Terrorist' Ranjit Singh, another outfit member Jagjit Singh Lahiri, who is currently in the United Kingdom and other unidentified terror operatives. 'NIA is continuing with its investigation in the case as part of its efforts to destroy KFZ's attempts to carry out terror attacks at law enforcement establishments and sensitive installations, as well as targeted killings in the state of Punjab,' the statement read. The case was taken over by the NIA from the Punjab Police in March this year. During its investigation, the agency found that Jagga had recruited Yugpreet Singh through an acquaintance in the UK. He then radicalised Yugpreet along with other KZF members and communicated with him through encrypted messaging applications. Yugpreet was also given more than ₹ 4.36 lakh of terror funds through a complex chain of Canada-based entities by Jagga. These entities have been identified and examined, NIA stated. Further, Yugpreet recruited the other two accused in the case. Three of them attacked the Police Post Asron during the night between December 1, 2024 and December 2, 2024. The three accused were given the grenade by their handlers based abroad earlier in November 2024.
