Mohali attack: this gangster on Pakistani terror payroll is under lens for Punjab police intel HQ strike

A day after a grenade attack at Punjab Police's intelligence headquarters, a link to Pakistan has reportedly emerged. Investigators believe that gangster-turned-Khalistani terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda is the mastermind of the attack, according to a Hindustan Times report.

The probe so far suggested that a gang active in Punjab and Haryana carried out the attack on Rinda's orders. Rinda is currently in Pakistan, under the protection of Pakistani agencies. He allegedly uses his gangster connections and Pakistani money to perpetrate terror acts in India.

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Recently, 3 terror modules linked to Rinda were busted. These were allegedly involved in attacks on the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) police station at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, and Kalma police post in Rupnagar.

On May 9, at around 7:45 pm, a rocket-propelled grenade hit room number 41 on the third floor of the police intelligence HQ in Mohali. The grenade came in through the window, hit the roof, and then landed on a chair, according to sub-inspector Balkar Singh, whose statement was cited in the FIR.

The grenade is believed to have been fired by two police from a car. The attackers then fled towards Haryana. The attack shattered windows of rooms on the floor, but no casualties were suffered.

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