Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Mansa-
Delivering yet another blow to the Gangster-turned-Terrorist Arsh Dalla’s network in the state, Counter Intelligence (CI) Bathinda in a joint operation with Mansa Police have solved the Mansa grenade attack case with the arrest of key accused identified as Shimla Singh, who hurled the grenade at petrol pump on the directions of the former, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
The development came in less than 72 hours after the arrest of two shooters identified as Anmolpreet Singh alias Vishal of Barnala and Navjot Singh alias Neetu of Kharar for their involvement in the murder of Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau alias Bhodi, who was also killed at the behest of terrorist Arsh Dalla on October 9, 2024.
As per the information, on the intervening night of 26th and 27th October, 2024, a hand grenade attack was carried out at a Jio Petrol Pump station located at Sirsa Road, Mansa. Following the explosion, the owner of the petrol pump had also received a threatening call from a foreign mobile number, wherein the caller claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded extortion of Rs 5 crore.