Hand grenade recovery case: Police to bring alleged BKI operative on production warrant

In a significant development in the case involving the recovery of two hand grenades, the Amritsar Rural Police will bring Harwant Singh, alias Harry, an alleged operative of the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), on a production warrant for further interrogation on Thursday.

Harwant Singh is currently lodged in the Amritsar Central Jail. According to the police, the two accused arrested in the case — Rajwinder Singh and Davinder Singh, both residents of Tarn Taran district — had allegedly collected a consignment of two hand grenades from the Khasa area on Harwant Singh’s directions. The duo was produced before a local court on Wednesday and remanded to three days of police custody.

The police have also recovered a mobile phone allegedly used by Harwant Singh while in jail. A preliminary investigation revealed that he was allegedly in contact with foreign-based gangsters Happy Pasia and Manu Agwan through the device. Both are suspected of operating arms and heroin smuggling networks in coordination with Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Yadvinder Singh, who is supervising the investigation, said the police are questioning the accused to establish further links in the alleged conspiracy and identify other members of the network. He added that several new names have surfaced during the probe and the police are pursuing those leads.

During the investigation, it emerged that the recovered grenades were allegedly intended to be used in attacks on police establishments, raising serious security concerns. Police officials said further disclosures are expected following the interrogation of Harwant Singh and the other accused.