Chandigarh/Nawanshahr- Amidst the continued drive to make Punjab a secure and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has achieved a serious breakthrough within the investigation referring to the Nalagarh Police Station blast in Himachal Pradesh, by uncovering the involvement of a narco-terror module linked to the Pak-ISI backed Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI) terror community and arrested its two operatives, mentioned DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Thursday.The operation was performed in shut coordination with Himachal Pradesh Police and Central Companies.
These arrested have been recognized as Shamsher Singh alias Sheru alias Kamal and Pardeep Singh alias Deepu, each residents of Rahon in SBS Nagar. Police groups have additionally recovered an Improvised Explosive System (IED) from their possession.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that arrested operatives have been performing on the instructions of Shushant Chopra, an in depth affiliate of Gurpreet alias Gopi Nawanshahria and BKI mastermind Harwinder Rinda.
The DGP mentioned that preliminary investigation has revealed that on December 31, 2025, the arrested accused individuals together with their two accomplices had transported an IED from Punjab to Himachal Pradesh, which was later used within the Nalagarh Police Station blast on January 1, 2026, as half of a bigger conspiracy focusing on police institutions. Additional investigation is ongoing to determine linkages on this case, he mentioned.
Sharing operational particulars, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nawanshahr Tushar Gupta mentioned that in investigation of an FIR registered below provisions of the NDPS Act at Police Station Rahon, the function of arrested accused individuals have been discovered to be concerned in performing on the instructions of Shushant Chopra.
The SSP mentioned that primarily based on disclosures and follow-up motion, one IED has been recovered from the spot pinpointed by the accused individuals, additional corroborating their involvement within the terror conspiracy. Police groups have additionally recognized the 2 accomplices of the arrested accused individuals and raids are being carried out to nab them, he mentioned.
On this regard, a separate FIR no. 20 dated 29/01/2026 has been registered below part 25 of the Arms Act, sections 4 an 5 of the Explosives Substances Act, sections 10,13, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and part 113(1) and 113(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station Rahon.
