Lakhbir Singh Rode was the mastermind behind the Ludhiana blast

New Delhi, May 30

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a Supplementary Chargesheet against two persons in the Ludhiana Court complex bomb blast case, in which one person was killed and six others injured on 23rd December 2021. 

Lakhbir Singh alias Rode of Moga district of Punjab, is reportedly in Pakistan from where he had smuggled IEDs into India for triggering explosions across Punjab. He is Chief of banned outfits, Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and International Sikh Youth Federation (ISFY). 

The other accused chargesheeted today, Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia of Amritsar district, was arrested in December 2022 from the Indian Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi, on his arrival from Malaysia.

In the chargesheet filed before the Special NIA Court, Mohali, Punjab, the  duo have been charged under various sections of IPC, Explosive Substances Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984.

Investigations by the NIA revealed that the IED that exploded in the Ludhiana Court complex had been smuggled into Punjab by Rode from across the border. He had smuggled these IEDs with the help of Pakistan based drug smugglers and their Indian associates, including Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia.