Khalistan militant planned attack on Dera chief

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Posted online: Sunday , February 03, 2008 at 07:04:21
Updated: Sunday , February 03, 2008 at 07:21:42

Chandigarh, February 3: Police began a hunt for Khalistan militant Bakshish Singh, who is out on parole, with probe into the attack on the Dera Sacha Sauda chief's convoy zeroing in on his house in Patiala where the plan was allegedly hatched.

They also concluded that the truck tyre bomb used in the yesterday's attack was of high intensity and suspected to be RDX but its exact composition would be confirmed only after the forensic report.

Police teams were sent to several places in UP, Haryana and Punjab after a thorough search at his house in Patiala drew a blank.

An explosives-packed tyre was hurled at the motorcade of Dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at Butana in Haryana's Karnal district while he was returning after a court appearance in Ambala.

Eleven people, including 6 security men were injured when one of the vehicles burst into flames.

The name of Bakshish Singh, who is out on parole since 2003, cropped up during interrogation of the truck's driver Mahinder (35) of Assandh in Karnal and cleaner Swaran (20) of Mansa, Karnal Superintendent of Police A S Chawla said.

He told reporters the police probe indicated that Singh, a member of Bhindranwale Khalistan Tiger Force was living in Patiala after being released on parole from the high-security Nabha jail, was the ‘mastermind’ of the attack.

Punjab and Haryana police also launched search operations in Rago Majra area around Bakshish Singh's house and Majri Akalian Village on Sirhind Road but returned empty handed.

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Comments - 5

Be A Human First !!! by Indian on 02 Jul 2008

Enough of stupidity in the name of Religion, Territory

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Kumar by Kumar on 04 Feb 2008

That's true.

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Dera Cheif by KanwalJJeet Sandhu on 04 Feb 2008

Its unfortunate. But cant help the feeling that this could have been avoided had RRGS been subjected to law of land and treated as per his guilt. Govt should be there to rule with justice, but the politics catches up in between and things are given new looks always. RRGS has been provided with Z security as a result, those so called Khalistani people got a chance to voice themselves.

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Where are Hindu leaders by Suresh Patel on 04 Feb 2008

Khalistan movement is on rise in Pujnab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. The sikhs who had terrorise the nation for 10 years and killed 5 lakhs innocent people in two northern states are emeriging with force again. Sikh terrorists killed Iron lady of India prime minister Indira Gandhi and Punjab Cheif minister in the past. Hindu leaders such as Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar, Togadia and Modi should wake up before its too late.

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Its political related event by J P Singh on 04 Feb 2008

Dears,Please stop talking of Khalistan. We had enough of that. Not a single Sikh wanted and wants Khalistan. And if some political powers and media want to pack such politically insprised happenings in Khalistan Box that cann´t be tolrated from Sikhs.Better inefficient police force and story making media take care of the danger using term "Khalistan"

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