Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into the grenade attack on YouTuber and social media influencer Roger Sandhu’s house, the Punjab Police arrested the seventh accused on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Maninder alias Bobby, a resident of Ali Chak, Jalandhar, was apprehended at the Chandigarh Airport, marking a significant development in the case.
This arrest follows a series of actions under the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s efforts to make the state a safer place, say police.
The arrest of Maninder, based on credible intelligence, was carried out by the Jalandhar Rural Police.
Police teams had been actively working to unearth the entire network of individuals involved in the attack.
The incident took place on the night of 1March 15-16, when a group of attackers launched an assault on Roger Sandhu’s residence in Raipur Rasoolpur, Jalandhar.
Initial investigations revealed that Maninder had facilitated the procurement of weapons and handed them over to co-accused Rohit Basra.
Basra, in turn, provided these weapons to other assailants, Amritpreet and Dheeraj, on March 8 in Jandu Singha.
Maninder has a criminal history with several prior cases registered against him under the Arms Act.
Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated that following this arrest, the total number of arrests in the case now stands at seven.
The police had previously arrested six other individuals, including Amritpreet Singh alias Sukha, Hardik Kamboj, Dheeraj Kumar, Santosh Kumar alias Pandey, Lachmi, and Rohit Basra. Authorities have seized one hand grenade, two 32-bore pistols, cartridges, and three motorcycles from the suspects.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jalandhar Rural, Gurmeet Singh, shared that the police acted swiftly after receiving credible information about Maninder’s arrival at the Chandigarh Airport.
He said that investigations are ongoing, and more arrests and recoveries are expected in the coming days.
–IANS
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