Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have cracked the Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack case with Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh alias Landa emerging as the key handler, who provided RPG, AK-47 and local network of criminals for logistic support to carry out the terror attack at the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali on Monday evening. Landa, 33, who is native of Tarn Taran and fled to Canada in 2017, is a close aide of Pakistan-based wanted gangster Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and had joined hands with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).

Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra, while addressing a press conference at the Punjab Police Headquarters here, said that the police have also arrested six persons for their involvement in planning and providing the local logistic support to the attackers for carrying out the attack. He said that two cars including SUV Toyota Fortuner and Hatchback Maruti Swift have also been recovered from their possession. Earlier, the sleeve of the RPG was also recovered.

The DGP, who was accompanied by ADGP Internal Security RN Dhoke and SSP Mohali Vivek Sheel Soni said that Landa took the help of Nishan and his other accomplice identified as Charat Singh of Khemkaran for carrying out RPG attack at the Intelligence HQs and being a local resident, Jagdeep helped Charat in conducting recce of the Intelligence Office on Monday morning. /BI/