Chandigarh grenade attackers received funds, weapons from foreign-based accused: NIA

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a significant claim in the Chandigarh grenade attack case, stating that the accused, Rohan Masih and Vishal Masih, received funds, weapons, and explosives from foreign-based individuals to carry out terror acts in Punjab and Chandigarh.

According to NIA, the accused were part of a larger criminal conspiracy hatched by Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia to assassinate a retired Punjab police officer in Chandigarh. The investigation revealed that Rohan Masih had been conducting reconnaissance of the target’s house since June 2024, along with an associate of Harpreet Singh.

NIA has sought a production warrant for the two accused, who allegedly hurled a grenade at a house in Sector 10D, Chandigarh, on September 11, 2024. Initially, the Chandigarh Police investigated the case, but it was later handed over to the NIA by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The agency has found incriminating evidence, including chats, videos, photos, and foreign numbers, on the mobile phones of the accused. The data was recovered from three mobile phones seized from the accused, which were sent to Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Chandigarh.

NIA is also investigating the accused’s involvement in a firing incident on a businessman in Ramdas, Punjab. Additionally, the agency is probing the wider conspiracy and how weapons and explosives were smuggled across borders.