Cops hunt for black Bajaj Pulsar bike used by attackers

AMRITSAR:: Amid no specific leads about the identity of the culprits in the Rajasansi grenade attack, police are keeping a close eye on black Bajaj Pulsar two-wheelers as the attackers had used a bike of the same make to commit the crime. The Sunday attack at Nirankari Bhawan had killed three people and injured 20.

Eyewitnesses had told the police that the attackers had come on a Bajaj Pulsar bike, which was without the registration number plate. After the blast, Rajasansi police registered a case against the two unidentified attackers. Even the complainant, Arjan Singh of Gumtala village, who was guarding the gate of the Nirankari bhawan when the attack took place, had confirmed the make of the two-wheeler used by the attacker. Arjan and another guard Gagandeep Singh were reportedly taken at gunpoint by the attackers.

On Tuesday, senior superintendent of police (rural) Parampal Singh set up a camp office at the Nirankari bhawan. “We are investigating all angles to identify the culprits. Our preliminary investigation suggests that the accused are locals and thus conducting raids.” On the attackers’ possible links with Pakistan, he said there may be some external links, but first they needed to probe local links.

Chief minister Amarinder Singh had on Monday hinted at the involvement of Pakistan in the attack. “The Nirankari bhawan attack seemed to carry Pakistan’s signature, with initial investigations indicating that the grenade used was similar to the ones being manufactured by the Pakistani army ordnance factory.” An officer of Intelligence Bureau said they were also probing the attack link with terrorist Zakir Musa, who was recently “spotted” near Amritsar. “Police have launched a hunt for Zakir Musa in Amritsar and neighboring districts of Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur,” the SSP said. Musa, the head of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind — a new cell of Al-Qaeda in Jammu & Kashmir — was spotted near Amritsar some days before the Rajasansi attack

Gurdaspur SSP Swarandeep Singh had told the media that they had inputs about Musa’s movements near Amritsar. “We are investigating all connections and angles,” the SSP said.