Punjab Police Crack Sangrur BJP Office Petrol Bomb Attack
Two accused arrested; police allege cross-border handler recruited them through social media with promise of money
- Punjab Police arrest two men within 24 hours of the Sangrur BJP office attack.
- Police allege a cross-border handler recruited the accused through social media.
- Accused were allegedly promised ₹2,200 to carry out the petrol bomb attack.
- Investigation underway to trace the foreign-based handler and wider conspiracy.
GG News Bureau
Chandigarh, 28th July: Punjab Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked the petrol bomb attack on the BJP’s Sangrur district office within 24 hours, arresting two accused and alleging that they were recruited by a cross-border handler through social media with the promise of money.
Addressing the media, Sangrur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ravjot Grewal said the accused acted solely for financial gain and were in direct contact with a foreign-based handler.
“A cash amount of ₹2,200 was promised to them, but the payment was never made. Just for cash, the two accused executed this crime. We are pursuing the investigation to establish both the forward and backward linkages,” Grewal said.
The arrested accused have been identified as Happy Singh alias Happy, a resident of Bhambri village in Longowal, and Jaspreet Singh alias Jassi, a resident of Lehragaga.
Police have recovered the motorcycle allegedly used in the attack along with the mobile phones of both accused.
According to investigators, the incident occurred around 2.35 am on July 26, when the duo allegedly walked to the BJP office and hurled a petrol bomb fitted with a fuse before fleeing the scene.
Based on a complaint filed by BJP district president Maninder Singh, police registered a case under Section 326(g) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Explosive Substances Act at the Sangrur City-1 police station.
The SSP said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by SP (Investigation) Davinder Attri, along with DSPs and cyber intelligence teams, solved the case using technical evidence and intelligence inputs.
The investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly contacted on social media by a person identifying himself as “Rana Bhai”, who instructed them to target the BJP office and send a video of the attack in exchange for payment.
Police said the promised payment was never made before the accused were arrested. Investigators are now examining the handler’s social media accounts, financial transactions and possible links to a wider cross-border conspiracy.
The Sangrur incident is the second attack on a BJP office in the region, following the grenade attack on the BJP headquarters in Chandigarh in September 2024. Police said further investigation is underway to identify other individuals involved in the conspiracy.
