RPG attack on Punjab Police Intelligence HQ: Supplementary chargesheet filed; Landa, Rinda, Ranga named

Apart from Rinda and Landa, police have named Deepak Ranga and Gurpinder Singh alias Pindu in the supplementary chargesheet. Both Ranga and Pindu had already been arrested by the police.

Thursday’s supplementary chargesheet was filed under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 212 (harbouring an offender), and 216 (harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Explosives Act, and under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

The RPG attack had taken place on May 9 last year and had targeted the Intelligence Wing Headquarters of Punjab Police in Sector 77, Mohali.

During a subsequent probe of the incident, the role of Rinda, Landa and its module had come to light. Gurpinder Singh Pindu, who is a close associate of Lakhbir Singh Landa, was arrested by Punjab Police in February this year.

Landa is suspected to be hiding in Canada, while Rinda is suspected to be hiding in Pakistan. Both the accused are operating from outside of the country. The investigating agencies have found that Landa and Rinda were in touch with Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).