Terrorist Rinda promised Rs 2L for grenade attack at Nakodar bakery

Almost six months after the Ludhiana rural police had arrested five youths following an exchange of fire at Sidhwan Bet near Jagraon on August 23, 2025, and seized a hand grenade and a .32 bore pistol from their possession, the questioning of the suspect, Ajaypal Singh, alias Ajay (22), a resident of Kanka Kandia, Tarn Taran, had led to startling disclosures about the entire conspiracy of the planned grenade attack at Kapania Bakery in Nakodar, Jalandhar district.

Ajay is also suspected to be the key person who was in touch with Harwinder Rinda, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist.

Ajay, who was arrested in the grenade recovery case after bringing him on production warrant from Goindwal Central Jail, confessed that he, along with six others, had been given the task to throw grenade at a bakery in Nakodar by Rinda, a designated terrorist associated with the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), now hiding in Pakistan. In lieu of the task, Rs 2 lakh was to be given to seven suspects. Rinda had reportedly demanded Rs 30-lakh extortion from the bakery owner and when his demand was not met, he hatched the conspiracy of grenade attack.

“Ajay confessed that at the behest of Rinda, he had done recce of the bakery where grenade was to be thrown to terrorise the owner. Ajay and six other persons were part of the larger conspiracy but before the execution of the attack, the rural police had busted the network and nabbed five of the suspects after exchange of fire,” said a senior police official.

Ludhiana rural police CIA in-charge inspector Amritpal Singh said Ajay was brought on production warrant and after the two-day questioning, he was sent back to the the Goindwal jail in judicial custody.

In August last year, the five suspects were arrested with live grenade. They were identified as Arjun Singh (18), Amjid Masih (22), Sajan (18), Balraj Singh (22) and Manpreet Singh (20). Recently the sixth suspect, Gurdarshan Rambo, was also arrested. Ajay, who was recently arrested by the Tarn Taran police with illegal weapons, was lodged at the Goindwal jail and since his role was confirmed in the case, he was officially arrested by bringing him to the city from the prison.