Punjab police on Wednesday claimed a breakthrough in the investigations into the rocket-

propelled grenade (RPG) attack on the Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters in Mohali with

the arrest of three, including one who provided logistics support to the attackers. Besides, the

police have also procured CCTV footage showing the suspects in a Maruti swift car, and an

explosion.

The police claimed that CCTV footage shows the rocket was fired from the moving car, with the

faces of the suspected attackers visible to some extent.

Though the Punjab police’s building doesn’t have any CCTV installed, the Mohali Police has all

along been analysing the CCTV footage from the neighbouring buildings to have a clue about

the suspects.

The police have been able to procure 38-second CCTV footage, showing a white-coloured car

approaching the Intelligence wing headquarters. An explosion is also seen once the car

approaches the building.

The police roped in forensic experts to further develop on the clues in the matter.

At the same time, several police teams have been conducting raids across the state, and rounding

up the suspects. As of now, the police have taken more than 20 suspects into custody, including a

suspect from Ambala, for questioning in the attack.

Apart from that, the police are scanning the dump of nearly 7,000 mobile phones from three

mobile phone towers falling within the radius of the blast site.

The police has also detained one Nishan Singh of Kulla village near the border town of

Bhikhiwind for his alleged role in the Mohali RPG attack, and for providing logistics support to

the attackers.

Nishan Singh already faces 13 criminal cases, including that of murder, attempt to murder,

smuggling of arms and ammunition and drugs from across the border.

As per Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS) records, 26-year-old Nishan was jailed in

Faridkot in September 2021, and was out on bail since March 17, and had been staying in

Amritsar since then after marriage.

Faridkot police had recently arrested Nishan Singh from Amritsar following the arrest of a few

gangsters. He was among 48 people booked for having contact with Pakistani smugglers and

possessing Pakistani SIM cards in 2014. In this case, Nishan was accused of smuggling heroin,

fake currency, and arms and ammunition from Pakistan.

The first case against him was registered under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code

(IPC) at Patti police station. The other cases he faces are registered in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and

Gurdaspur district.

After preliminary questioning, Nishan’s brother-in-law Sonu was also arrested from Amritsar.

Mohali Police has also arrested one Jagroop Singh, a resident of Mehandipur village of Tarn

Taran, who is already facing a murder case, and is currently out on parole. Mehandipur village is

also located close to the Indo-Pak border.

Police officials maintained that the preliminary investigations show that the attack was allegedly

orchestrated by Pakistan-based wanted gangster Harvinder Singh alias Rinda — who is believed

to be involved in several terror operations against India.

The Police, a day before, had recovered a Russian rocket launcher, used in the attack, from a plot

on the old Sohana road less than one km from the blast site on Tuesday night.

On May 9 evening, a rocket-propelled grenade was fired from the road which reached the third

floor of the building but didn’t explode, damaging glass doors, windowpanes, furniture and

computers.