Pak-based Khalistan Liberation Force Chief Lakhbir Singh Blamed for 2021 Ludhiana Court Complex Blast

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has shared that Lakhbir Singh Rode, chief of banned terror outfit Khalistan Liberation Force was the mastermind behind the 2021 Ludhiana Court complex blast. The incident had left one dead and six people injured.

Pakistan-based chief of terror outfit Khalistan Liberation Force and chief of International Sikh Youth Federation, Lakhbir Singh Rode, has been blamed to be the mastermind behind the 2021 Ludhiana Court complex blast. A chargesheet was filed at a special NIA court in Mohali district against Rode and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia. The blast that happened on December 23, 2021, had resulted in one casualty and six others injured.

Residing in Pakistan, Rode reportedly smuggled Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) into India for triggering explosions across Punjab, as per the NIA chargesheet. Happy Malaysia of Amritsar district, on the other hand, was arrested in December 2022 at the Indian Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi, on his arrival from Malaysia.

Rode had smuggled the IED used in the 2021 Ludhiana Court complex blast from across the border. “He had smuggled these IEDs with the help of Pakistan-based drug smugglers and their Indian associates, including Harpreet Singh.” This case was initially registered by Punjab Police on December 23 in 2021 and then taken over by the NIA in January 2022.

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