KZF behind grenade attack at police post in Nawanshahr ; Three held with two weapons

Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Jalandhar, December 14-

Days after hand grenade attack at Police Post Asron in Nawanshahr, CI Jalandhar in a joint operation with SBS Nagar district police has successfully cracked the case masterminded by the KZF with the arrest of three members this terror module.

DGP has identified the arrested persons as Yugpreet Singh alias Yuvi, a resident of Mohalla Qazian, Jaskaran Singh alias Shah, a resident of Mohalla Jagoteyan and Harjot Singh alias Jot, a resident of Dugglan Mohalla in Rahon. Police teams have also recovered two weapons— one country-made pistol and one revolver— along with six live cartridges from their possession, he added.

The development came in less than two weeks after some persons targetted Police Post Asron of Police Station Kathgarh by hurling a hand grenade in its premises on December 2, this year. In this regard, a case FIR No. 120 dated 2.12.2024 had been registered under section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act at Police Station Kathgarh.