The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two persons in connection with the Ludhiana court complex bomb blast, in which one person was killed and six others injured on December 23, 2021.
The agency has accused Pakistan-based Lakhbir Singh Rode, who belongs to Moga in Punjab, as the mastermind of the attack. He had got Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) smuggled into India for triggering explosions across Punjab. He heads the banned outfits Khalistan Liberation Force and International Sikh Youth Federation.
Another accused arraigned in the chargesheet is Harpreet Singh aka Happy Malaysia, who is from Amritsar. The NIA had declared a reward of ₹10 lakh on him. He was arrested in December 2022 soon after he landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi from Malaysia.
