2 more held for Mohali RPG attack
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Chandigarh, October 22
After arresting Charat Singh, one of the main accused in the RPG attack case from Mumbai, the Punjab Police have arrested his two aides and seized an AK-56 assault rifle from Ajmer.
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The RPG attack was carried out at the Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali on May 9.
Those arrested have been identified as Syed Mohammad Touseef Chisty, alias Chinky, a resident of Ajmer, and Sunil Kumar, alias Kala. They had arranged hide outs for Charat Singh.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said police teams had recovered an AK-56 along with 100 rounds of ammunition and a .30 bore pistol.
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The DGP said the probe revealed that Chinky had been in touch with Lakhbir Landa for five to seven years. On Landa’s directions, Chinky had arranged stay of Charat at a guest house in Ajmer. Charat revealed that Landa had sent around Rs 3-4 lakh to Chinky, the DGP said.
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