CHANDIGARH: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against eight accused, including Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Shehzad Bhatti, in connection with the IED car bomb blast that targeted the parking area of Baldev Nagar Police Station in Ambala, Haryana, in January this year.
The chargesheet, submitted before the Special NIA Court in Panchkula, names Bhatti as the alleged mastermind behind the conspiracy. According to the NIA, the attack was planned with the objective of spreading terror by targeting a police establishment.
Besides Bhatti, seven Indian nationals have been chargesheeted under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, and the Telecommunications Act, 2023.
The accused have been identified as Karamjit Singh alias Tony, Akash, Soureb alias Sobi alias Sourab, Raman Kumar, Satyam, Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Amarjeet Singh alias Ambi.
According to the investigation, Bhatti established operational modules in India and tasked local operatives with arranging logistics, explosives and reconnaissance for attacks on police establishments.
The agency alleged that Akash functioned as Bhatti's principal India-based operative and coordinated the conspiracy with the other accused.
The NIA said the conspirators conducted reconnaissance of potential targets before selecting the Baldev Nagar Police Station.
Investigators found that the accused allegedly parked a vehicle loaded with gas cylinders and explosive substances inside the police station premises and even videographed the scene for dissemination and publicity.
The investigation further revealed that Bhatti allegedly recruited and radicalised the accused through social media platforms and encrypted communication channels.
The agency claimed that digital, electronic, documentary and forensic evidence established continuous contact between the accused and their Pakistan-based handler during the planning and execution of the attack.
The NIA also stated that its ongoing investigation has uncovered a wider network involving recruitment, financing, procurement of explosives, operational coordination and execution of the terror plot under Bhatti's directions. The agency indicated that further investigation into the case (RC-03/2026/NIA/DLI) is continuing to identify additional conspirators and other aspects of the cross-border terror network.
