Continuing its crackdown in the Chandigarh grenade attack case as part of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s push to ensure a safe and secure Punjab, the Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police and with support from Haryana Police, has arrested the two main accused. The suspects, who allegedly hurled a hand grenade outside the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Sector 37, Chandigarh, were apprehended in Rewari, Haryana, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Gurtej Singh and Amanpreet Singh, both residents of Rattangarh in Rupnagar. Amanpreet Singh has a prior criminal record, with cases of theft and snatching registered against him in SAS Nagar and Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh.
These arrests come a day after five other accused in the case, Balwinder Lal alias Shami, Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, Charanjit Singh alias Channi, Rubal Chauhan and Mandeep alias Abhijot Sharma, were taken into custody. Police had also recovered a hand grenade and a .30 bore Zigana pistol from their possession.
Addressing a press conference, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that with the latest arrests, all seven accused involved in the case are now in police custody. He was accompanied by senior officers including ADGP Counter Intelligence Amit Prasad, ADGP Internal Security SK Verma, IGP Intelligence Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill and AIG SSOC SAS Nagar Deepak Pareek.
He further revealed that the accused were allegedly guided and influenced by foreign based handlers linked to the ISI, identified as Baljot Singh alias Jot in Portugal and Harjeet Singh Laadi in Germany. The suspects were reportedly promised a payment of two lakh rupees to carry out the attack.
According to the DGP, the accused coordinated both the delivery of arms and the execution of the attack under instructions from these handlers, using multiple intermediaries and sub modules to carry out the plan.
During preliminary interrogation, Gurtej Singh disclosed that he had come into contact with a foreign based handler about six months ago through a social media platform. Acting on the handler’s directions, Gurtej, along with co accused Rubal Chauhan and Mandeep alias Abhijot Sharma, collected a consignment of weapons and grenades from Jasvir alias Jassi at Village Bharapur in SBS Nagar on March 28, 2026. He later involved Amanpreet Singh in carrying out the attack.
On April 1, after conducting reconnaissance of the area, Amanpreet Singh allegedly threw the grenade while Gurtej Singh recorded the incident on his mobile phone on the instructions of the handler. Both fled the scene immediately after the attack.
DGP Gaurav Yadav also thanked the Directors General of Police of Chandigarh and Haryana, and acknowledged the crucial role played by Chandigarh Police and the Special Task Force of Haryana Police in uncovering the conspiracy and arresting the accused.
