Batala grenade attack: Third accused arrested
BATALA, Aug. 9 -- The Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar, in a joint operation with the Batala police apprehended the third accused involved in the August 1 Batala grenade attack case, said DGP Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
According to an official statement, the arrested accused has been identified as Karanjit Singh, alias Bacha of Batala.
The development came following the arrest of two accused persons, Rajan alias Gullu and one juvenile, involved in the grenade attack on the Police Post Urban Estate in Batala.
The DGP said preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused, Karanjit, is an operative of an ISI-backed terror module allegedly operated by a Portugal-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) mastermind.
Following the incident, the accused went into hiding and was allegedly planning similar attacks on police establishments across the state, he said, while adding that using technical and human-intels, police teams have managed to nab the accused. The DGP said further investigation is underway. htc...
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