The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 8 filed a chargesheet against five persons, identified as Gagi (dead), Surmukh Singh alias Sammu, Dilbagh Singh alias Baggo, Rajanpreet Singh, Zulfikar alias Pehalwan (Pakistani national) in a case related to a bomb explosion in Court Complex Ludhiana on December 23, 2021 reports Tribune India. In the chargesheet, NIA said that Lakhbir Singh Rode, a Pakistan-based International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) / Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF) terrorist handler, had planned to execute Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts at various locations in Punjab. NIA further adds that in order to execute the plans, Lakhbir Singh Rode in association with Pakistan-based smugglers, recruited India-based operatives to smuggle IEDs and to carry out blasts to cause maximum casualties and to strike terror among the general public. In furtherance of the conspiracy to carry out IED blasts in Punjab, Lakhbir Singh Rode, with the help of Zulfikar, a Pakistan based Cross-border Arms-Explosives-Narcotics smuggler, Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia, Surmukh Singh, Dilbagh Singh and Rajanpreet Singh, formed a terror gang to carry out blasts and smuggle weapons into India. The accused are charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Explosive Substances Act (ESA), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.