The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today carried out searches at 15 locations linked with banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist group in Punjab in a case related to grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur district last year.

The Agency in a statement said that the searches were carried out in Gurdaspur, Batala, Amritsar and Kapurthala districts of Punjab which led to the seizure of various incriminating materials, including mobiles, digital devices and documents.

It added that a key aide of Pakistan-based BKI terrorist Harwinder Singh has been found to be responsible for recently orchestrating numerous grenade attacks on various police stations and police posts in the states of Punjab and Haryana.

As per NIA investigations, BKI’s operatives, based in various countries, were engaged in a criminal conspiracy to recruit and train India-based associates, provide funds, weapons and explosives to the field operatives of the terror outfit.

These activities were being carried out through their associates and acquaintances, also based abroad, including in Pakistan. The conspiracy by the foreign based designated terrorists and handlers was aimed at carrying out terror acts on the Indian soil.