Punjab Police Nabs Major Accused In Grenade Assault Outdoors BJP Chief Manoranjan Kalias Home

In one more main breakthrough amidst the continued drive to make Punjab a secure and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police, with the assist of Central Companies and Delhi Police, has efficiently arrested Uttar Pradesh (UP)-based Saidul Ameen– the prime accused concerned within the grenade assault at BJP chief Manoranjan Kalia’s residence, mentioned Director Common of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Saturday.

As per the data, an explosion occurred on the residence of Senior BJP chief Manoranjan Kalia situated in Central City Jalandhar on the intervening night time of April 7. Preliminary investigations had revealed a bigger conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan’s ISI to disrupt communal concord in Punjab.

The event got here shut on the heels of the arrest of two native associates recognized as Satish alias Kaka alias Fortunate of Bhargo Camp in Jalandhar and Harry of Garha Street in Jalandhar, who supplied logistical assist to the accused Saidul Ameen.

The plot was masterminded by Zeeshan Akhtar, a detailed affiliate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Pakistan-based ISI-sponsored gangster Shahzad Bhatti, whereas, position of Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI) can also be being probed.

DGP Gaurav Yadav, accompanied by Commissioner of Police (CP) Jalandhar Dhanpreet Kaur, whereas addressing a press convention in Jalandhar, mentioned that the accused, Saidul Ameen, a resident of Amroha in UP, was apprehended in Delhi after an intensive multi-state manhunt. “This arrest is a testomony to the seamless coordination between Punjab Police, Central Companies, and Delhi Police in dismantling terror networks,” he mentioned.

The DGP mentioned that the continued probe has additionally revealed the monetary hyperlink to the executors of the grenade assault below which position of Haryana-based accused recognized as Abhijot, who was arrested by the Haryana Police on Friday after change of fireside in Kurukshetra, has additionally come below the sunshine. Jalandhar Commissionerate Police will deliver him on manufacturing warrant for additional investigations, he added.

DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that additional investigations are ongoing to uncover handlers, monetary backers, and potential overseas connections linked to the assault.

A case FIR no. 27 dated 8/4/2025 has already been registered below sections 109, 324(3) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act has been registered at Police Station Division quantity 3 in Jalandhar.