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Mohali: Key Accused In RPG Attack Arrested From Mumbai

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Charat is serving a life sentence in a murder case registered at Khemkaran police station and was out on parole at the time of the RPG attack.

The Punjab Police, in a joint operation with the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), on Thursday morning arrested Charat Singh, a key accused in theĀ rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on Punjab Police intelligence headquarters in Mohali on May 9, from Mumbai, reported The Indian Express.

In a tweet, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said, ā€œIn a major breakthrough #PunjabPolice, in a Joint Operation with Central Agency & ATS Maharashtra, has booked Charat Singh, main accused in #RPG attack at IntelĀ HQs #Mohali, #Punjab from #Mumbai today morning.ā€

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ā€œHe is key operative & associate of #Canada-based #BKI terrorist Lakhbir Singh @ Landa. @PunjabPoliceInd will strive to make the state crime-free as per the vision of CM @BhagwantMann.ā€ The tweet further read.

Charat, 33, a resident of Mehadipur village in Tarn Taran district, is accused to have ā€œinitially received the two perpetrators of the attack and provided them with hideouts and other logistic support in Amritsarā€. Charat is serving a life sentence in a murder case registered at Khemkaran police station and was out on parole at the time of the RPG attack.

“The attack was jointly carried out by an axis of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)and gangsters with the backing of Pakistanā€™s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)ā€, the Punjab police said.

 

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