A workforce of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches on the homes of Gagandeep Singh, 31, the principle accused within the December 23 Ludhiana courtroom advanced bomb blast case, in Khanna city on Wednesday.

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The NIA workforce, outfitted with steel detectors, reached Gagandeep’s outdated home in Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar on Lalheri Road and commenced searches early within the morning, whereas Punjab Police personnel cordoned off the realm.

Gagandeep Singh, a dismissed constable, had died whereas allegedly planting the bomb within the courtroom advanced on December 23 final yr. The home on Lalheri Road has been locked since his dying. His household stays of their new home at Professor Colony in Khanna.

According to sources, the NIA has received some very important leads within the case, prompting it to conduct the searches. The workforce spent 5 hours in each the homes and questioned Gagandeep’s spouse and brother in reference to the incident.

When contacted, Ludhiana commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar confirmed that the central company workforce was in Ludhiana and Khanna in reference to the investigation.

Jailed for 2 years in drug case

Gagandeep Singh, a former munshi of Khanna Sadar police station, was arrested by the Punjab Police particular activity pressure (STF) on August 11, 2019, after it recovered 400g of heroin from his automotive. He was booked beneath the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

After spending two years in jail, Gagandeep was launched on bail on September 8, 2021. In jail, he had are available in contact with hardliners Sukhwinder Singh, as soon as a national-level boxer, who was arrested with 3-kg RDX by Banga police in 2012, and Ranjit Singh, a former policeman who was additionally arrested for smuggling medication.

Woman constable interrogated

While out on bail, he was in contact with a lady constable and had spent 4 hours together with her at a Ludhiana resort on December 21. Investigation businesses questioned her however did not get any additional leads.

On the day of the blast, Gagandeep left his home alongside along with his spouse on a white Honda Activa scooter. He had handed over 1 lakh to her earlier within the day.

A probe into Gagandeep’s checking account confirmed that he had obtained over 3 lakh within the second week of December.

Gagandeep had parked his scooter in entrance of the civil hospital in Khanna and it’s but to be ascertained how he reached the district courtroom advanced.