In the chandigarh grenade attack case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids in punjab, Uttar Pradesh, uttarakhand and Chandigarh. In september 2024, a hand grenade attack was carried out on the house of a retired chandigarh police officer. The NIA investigation has revealed that the aim of the Khalistani terrorists was to carry out terrorist attacks through the dead drop model.
This raid by the NIA has been conducted at locations linked to the Khalistani terrorist organization Babbar Khalsa International. According to the NIA, these raids were conducted at the residences of suspects linked to US-based Khalistani terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Paisian.
The target was to target the retired police officer
The NIA raids have been conducted in Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Bathinda, Ferozepur in punjab and Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, rudrapur in uttarakhand and Chandigarh. During the raid, the NIA has found several mobile phones, wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital devices and documents, which have been seized. Investigation has revealed that this is a conspiracy of Pakistan-based Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda and America-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Paisian, in which a retired police officer was to be targeted.
Use of dead drop model to recruit associates in India
Both these terrorists had provided weapons, money and other logistical support to their ground operators for the terrorist attack. Their conspiracy was to recruit their associates in india and carry out terrorist attacks through the dead drop model.
What is the dead drop model?
The dead drop model is a kind of espionage technique, which is used to send intelligence information, money, weapons and electronic devices between someone. Under this, for dropping anything, both sides select a suitable agreed place, so that there is no need for both of them to meet personally.
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