CHANDIGARH, Apr 13: Six accused have been arrested in connection with the grenade attack at the Bhindi Saida police station in Punjab’s Amritsar district last month.
The incident took place on the intervening night of March 29 and 30 at the police station. No one was injured in the incident.
“In a major breakthrough, District Amritsar Rural Police, in a joint operation with District Faridkot Police, solves the grenade attack case at PS Bhindi Saida, leading to the arrest of six accused and the recovery of two pistols,” Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav said on X on Monday.
The DGP said preliminary investigation has found that the module was backed by Pakistan’s ISI.
The accused were in contact with a Pakistan-based handler operating from abroad, who was directing terror activities in Punjab, he said.
“On the intervening night of March 29-“30, 2026, the accused retrieved hand grenades, conducted reconnaissance, and carried out the attack. The module had been radicalised and motivated to target police establishments, with promises of substantial financial rewards for executing the attack,” he said.
An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act, UAPA, BNS, and the Arms Act. Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and to dismantle the entire network, Yadav said. (PTI)
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