Ambala police station blast case: Pak terrorist Shehzad among 8 chargesheeted by NIA
The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against eight individuals, including a Pakistan-based operative, for a car bomb blast at a police station in Ambala. The investigation alleges the group was radicalized via social media to target police infrastructure.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing cross-border terrorism threats and the use of digital platforms for radicalization and operational coordination.
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against eight accused, including Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Shehzad Bhatti, in connection with the IED car bomb blast at the parking area of Baldev Nagar police station in Ambala, Haryana, earlier this year.According to a statement issued by the NIA, the chargesheet was filed before the Special NIA Court in Panchkula. Besides Bhatti, the accused named in the chargesheet are Karamjit Singh alias Tony, Akash, Soureb alias Sobi alias Sourab, Raman Kumar, Satyam, Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha, and Amarjeet Singh alias Ambi, according to news agency PTI.The agency outlined the roles of the accused and detailed the conspiracy allegedly masterminded by Bhatti to target the Baldev Nagar police station with the aim of spreading terror by attacking police establishments.According to the NIA's findings, Bhatti, who is wanted in several terror-related cases, had set up operational modules in India and tasked…
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