India: Man who planted IED under cop’s car in Amritsar among seven held


Punjab Police have cracked the Amritsar improvised explosive device (IED) case with the arrest of seven persons, including a man who had planted the explosive under a sub-inspector’s car August 16, police said on Saturday.

The police claimed it to be the handiwork of Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa. Gangster Landa (33), who is native of Tarn Taran, fled to Canada in 2017. According to the police, he also conspired the rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack at Punjab Police intelligence headquarters in Mohali. He is considered to be a close aide of Pakistan-based wanted gangster Harvinder Singh alias Rinda, who had joined hands with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).

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Source: Hindustan Times

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