Chandigarh, June 2 (). A special NIA court here has declared Jaswinder Singh Multani of Germany a proclaimed offender in the April 2022 Model Jail tiffin bomb case, which carries a reward of Rs 10 lakh.
The member of the banned Association Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) is currently living abroad. The court had issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him on January 5.
Multani has been identified as the mastermind of planting the IED bomb outside the walls of Model Jail (Burail, Chandigarh) with the intention of causing terror and violence. On April 22 last year, a tiffin bomb with a detonator was found in a black bag outside the jail.
A case was originally registered under the Explosive Substances Act by the Chandigarh Police against unknown persons. The case was later taken over by the NIA, which added sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to the case.
The NIA investigation has revealed that Multani had masterminded the crime from Germany. He was in touch with pro-Khalistan operatives based in India, Pakistan and other countries and was using them to promote violence and terror.
As per the investigation, he was identifying, recruiting, motivating and radicalizing the youth of Punjab through social media. He was sending money from Pakistan to India to procure arms and ammunition as well as explosives.
SGK
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