NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three accused in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion within the premises of Nalagarh police station in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday.
The case was originally registered at Nalagarh police station following the IED explosion near the outer wall adjoining the room of the Investigating Officer, situated within its premises, on January 1 this year.
The investigation was subsequently taken over by NIA, and the case was re-registered by the agency on May 8.
During the course of investigation, the involvement of accused Mahavir Kumar alias Kaka, Ajay Mehra, and Manpreet Singh alias Mani in the commission of the offence has surfaced, a statement issued by the NIA said.
NIA has arrested the three accused persons as part of its efforts to unravel the larger conspiracy behind the terror act, it said.
They are the first three accused to be arrested by the NIA in this case.
The accused were produced before the special NIA court, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Accused Mahavir and Ajay have been remanded to eight days of police custody, while Manpreet has been sent to judicial custody, the statement added.
