NIA chargesheets 3 in Punjab Police post grenade attack case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday chargesheeted three accused in the 2024 case relating to a grenade attack on a police post by the banned Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terror outfit in Punjab’s SBS Nagar district.

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.

The NIA has also launched investigations against KZF chief and Designated Individual Terrorist (DIT) Ranjit Singh, alias Neeta; outfit members Jagjit Singh Lahiri, alias Jagga; Jagga Miapur, alias Hari Singh (currently in UK); and other unidentified terror operatives.

The NIA, which took over the case from Punjab Police in March this year, has found that Jagga had recruited Yugpreet Singh through an acquaintance in 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 December 1 and 2, 2024.

The three accused had been provided the grenade by their foreign-based handlers earlier in November 2024.

The NIA is continuing with its investigation in the case as part of its efforts to destroy KFZ’s attempts to carry out terror attacks on law enforcement establishments and sensitive installations, as well as targeted killings in Punjab.