Two drug peddlers behind Islamabad police station grenade attack nabbed

With the arrest of two drug peddlers, the police have cracked the Islamabad police station hand grenade attack case.

The accused have been identified as Gurjeet Singh of Dande village of Amritsar and his relative Baljit Singh of Chhapa village in Tarn Taran. They were part of narco-terror module being operated by foreign-based handlers.

They were arrested by the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) following intelligence-based operation.

Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Gurjeet and Baljit had confessed to have lobbed the Chinese grenade at the Islamabad police station. He said they had also recovered 1.4 kg heroin, a hand grenade and two sophisticated pistols—9MM Zigana and 9MM Glock—along with ammunition from their possession.

On December 17, panic gripped densely populated locality after a hand grenade was hurled at the Islamabad police station at around 3 am. A cop on duty had a narrow escape while the cement sheet roof collapsed.

Hours later, Germany-based gangster turned terrorist Jeevan Fauji, associated with the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), claimed the responsibility for this act of terror on social media.

“The SSOC, Amritsar, received inputs that a USA-based hardcore drug smuggler Sandeep Singh, alias Seepu, is getting consignment of drugs and weapons from Pakistan to supply them in India through his associates. Acting swiftly, the SSOC arrested Gurjeet and recovered 1.4 kg heroin from his possession,” the DGP said.

Yadav said on the basis of his interrogation, the police held his accomplice Baljit for carrying out the grenade attack at the Islamabad police station at the behest of another foreign-based person, introduced to him by Seepu.

Sukhminder Singh Mann, AIG, SSOC, Amritsar, said they recovered a hand grenade and two pistols along with ammunition from Gurjeet and Baljit.

A fresh case had been registered under Sections 21, 23-C and 29 of the NDPS Act, Section 25 of the Arms Act and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Act against Gurjeet and Baljit, added the AIG.