NIA conducts searches in Khanna in Ludhiana bomb blast case
Darpan News Desk IANS, 30 Mar, 2022 11:21 AM
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at two locations in Khanna in connection with Ludhiana court blast case.
The case pertains to a blast that occurred in District Court Complex, Ludhiana on December 23, 2021 in which one person died and six persons were injured.
Initially, a case was lodged by Ludhiana Police in 2021 and later the probe was taken over by the NIA in 2022.
During investigation, it was learnt that the person who died in the blast was identified as Gagandeep Singh, former Head Constable of Haryana, and he died while planting the bomb.
During the searches conducted on Wednesday, several incriminating documents including, digital evidence viz mobile phones have been seized.
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