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NIA arrests three suspects in Nalagarh blast investigation

9/2/2026

Summary

Story summary

India’s NIA arrested three suspects in the Nalagarh police station blast.
The Jan 1, 2026 blast made a crater, shattered windows 40 metres, and caused no deaths.
Himachal police filed FIR No. 02/2026; NIA re-registered it on May 8 as RC-27/2026/NIA/DLI.
Investigators linked the blast to Babbar Khalsa International and a synthetic-drug route from Baddi-Nalagarh to Punjab.
Punjab police arrested Shamsher Singh and Pardeep Singh on Jan 29 for moving an IED.

History

Historical Context

After the 26/11 attacks in November 2008, when ten Lashkar-e-Taiba gunmen killed 175 people and wounded over 300, India passed the UAPA 2008 and formed the National Investigation Agency in 2009 to coordinate anti-terror operations. That framework now guides the NIA probe into the recent Nalagarh blast, illustrating continued inter-state security cooperation.

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Story summary

India’s NIA arrested three suspects in the Nalagarh police station blast.
The Jan 1, 2026 blast made a crater, shattered windows 40 metres, and caused no deaths.
Himachal police filed FIR No. 02/2026; NIA re-registered it on May 8 as RC-27/2026/NIA/DLI.
Investigators linked the blast to Babbar Khalsa International and a synthetic-drug route from Baddi-Nalagarh to Punjab.
Punjab police arrested Shamsher Singh and Pardeep Singh on Jan 29 for moving an IED.

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