Another ‘BKI associate’ held for April grenade attack in Punjab police station

A 22-year-old man was arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell on Saturday for allegedly harbouring terrorists attached to the banned terror organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and being involved in a grenade attack on Quila Lal Singh police station in Punjab in April.

Karanbir alias Karan, hailing from Chananke village in Amritsar, was apprehended on July 26 from Gurdaspur under the Arms Act registered at the Special Cell police station. Police said he is a key accused in the April 7 grenade attack at Quila Lal Singh police station in Batala.

“He received money from his handler for executing the grenade attack. He also facilitated the stay of two persons at his home before the attack, who had executed the task of launching the grenade at Qila Lal Singh police station. His brother Gursewak, who was also involved in the attack, has already been arrested in the case,” DCP (Special Cell) Amit Kaushik said.