In a breakthrough in the investigation into the improvised explosive device (IED) blast outside the Border Security Force (BSF) Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar earlier this month, the Jalandhar commissionerate police, in coordination with central agencies and the Delhi Police special cell, arrested two key accused allegedly involved in the conspiracy.
Senior officials privy to the investigation identified the accused as Anil Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh currently residing in Amritsar, and Umar Deen, a taxi driver based in Zirakpur.
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Source: The Hindustan Times News
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