NIA Set to Take Over Probe into Grenade Blast at Kalia's House

Sleuths of the Federal Agency Are Camping in Jalandhar and Have Held a Series of Meetings with Senior Officials

- Navrajdeep Singh

JALANDHAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to take over the probe into a hand grenade attack at the residence of Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia from Punjab Police.

The sleuths of federal agency are already camping in Jalandhar city and have held a series of meetings with the senior officials of Jalandhar police.

The teams also visited Kalia's residence, where a hand grenade was lobbed on April 7, shattering glass panes and damaging vehicles. No one was injured in the blast.

Jalandhar commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said: "We also came to know that the NIA will be taking over the case but there is no formal communication yet."

The CP added: "Once we receive an official communiqué, we will follow the due process to hand over the case files and findings in the case that have come to the fore during our investigation."