Sirsa (Balwinder Singh): The National Investigation Agency filed a comprehensive chargesheet against nine individuals, including two Pakistani nationals, in connection with the November 2025 grenade attack targeting the Women’s Police Station in Sirsa, Haryana. Submitted before the Special NIA Court in Panchkula, the chargesheet invokes rigorous provisions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, and the Explosive Substances Act. The anti-terror agency identified the overseas handlers as Pakistan-based operatives Shahzad Bhatti and Sohail Ahmad, also known as Sohail Baloch, while the named Indian operatives include Dheeraj, Vikas (alias Vikky), Sandeep, a second individual named Vikas, Sushil, Mohammad Sijaan, and Gurjant Singh.
According to investigative findings, the attack formed part of a broader cross-border conspiracy orchestrated by Bhatti, a Pakistani gangster-turned-terrorist seeking to spread public terror by systematically targeting Indian law enforcement establishments. The federal agency revealed that Bhatti and Ahmad utilized encrypted communication channels and various social media platforms to recruit and radicalize local operatives within India. To execute the operation, Bhatti established localized modules, positioning Dheeraj as his principal domestic coordinator responsible for managing logistics and aligning the distinct operational cells.
The chargesheet details that the group executed a thorough reconnaissance of potential targets before selecting the Sirsa Women’s Police Station for the strike. Investigators established that the operatives travelled to Amritsar, Punjab, to procure the military-grade grenade directly from Gurjant Singh. On November 25, 2025, the operatives carried out the blast and recorded the entire incident on a mobile phone, a digital asset intended for strategic online dissemination and terrorist propaganda.
Following the execution of the strike, the domestic operatives remained in constant communication with their foreign handlers. The anti-terror agency successfully reconstructed the entire operational chain, capturing the precise progression of recruitment, illicit financing, coordination, explosive procurement, and tactical execution under explicit cross-border instructions. While the agency continues to track down remaining absconding suspects, it is actively analyzing digital, electronic, and forensic evidence to expose the wider network, international links, and financial pipelines sustaining the module.
