The NIA Special Court, Chandigarh, on Wednesday declared accused Jaswinder Singh alias Multani a Proclaimed Offender (PO) in the Model Jail Tiffin Bomb case of April 2022. Multani, a member of the banned ‘unlawful association’ Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), is currently based in Germany and has a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him.The NIA Court had issued the NBW against him on January 5, 2023.
The NIA had also declared a reward of Rs 10 lakh and opened an LOC (Look Out Circular) against Multani.
“Multani has been identified as the mastermind behind planting of the IED bomb outside the wall of Model Jail, Burail, Chandigarh with the intention of spreading terror and causing violence. The tiffin bomb, along with a detonator, was found in a black bag outside the Jail on April 22, last year,” the NIA said in a statement. The case was originally registered against unknown persons by Chandigarh Police as FIR Number 33 under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.The NIA subsequently took over the case in May 2022, and re-registered it with additional provisions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The NIA probe revealed that Multani had masterminded the crime from Germany. “He was in touch with pro-Khalistan operatives based in India, Pakistan and other countries, and was using them to promote violence and terror.
