Main Conspirator Behind 2021 Ludhiana Court Bomb Blast Nabbed By NIA From Delhi Airport: Read More

New Delhi: A most wanted terrorist and the main conspirator behind the Ludhiana court bomb blast was arrested from Indira Gandhi International Airport  according to an official of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) 

The accused, Harpreet Singh alias "Happy Malaysia", a resident of Amritsar in Punjab who was carrying a reward of Rs. 10 lakh, was arrested by the sleuths shortly after he arrived at the airport from Kuala Lumpur, the NIA spokesperson said.

His arrest was related to the massive bomb blast in the Ludhiana Court Building in December last year, which left one person dead and six others injured.

The case was initially registered on December 23, 2021, at Police Station Division-5, district Ludhiana Commissionerate, Punjab and re-registered by the NIA on January 13, 2022

Accoding to the NIA spokesperson "Investigations revealed that Singh, an associate of Pakistan-based self-styled Chief of International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) Lakhbir Singh Rode, was one of theonspirators of the Ludhiana Court Building blast, along with Rode, acting on the directions of Rode, he coordinated the delivery of the custom-made Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which had been sent from Pakistan to his India-based associates, that was used in the Ludhiana Court Complex blast," the spokesperson added.

The NIA also revealed that the accused was also involved and wanted in various cases, including smuggling of explosives, arms and narcotics.

Earlier, the NIA had declared a reward of Rs. 10 lakhs on Singh against whom a Non-Bailable Warrant from the Special NIA court was issued and Look Out Circular (LOC) was opened.

As per reports, further investigations in the case are in progress.