Archive · 8 Aug 2026
NIA chargesheets two in Pakistan-linked plot to bomb passenger train
Police in India have caught a man they say was planning something very dangerous.
His name is Shubham Kumar, and police say he was carrying a bomb, a gun, bullets, heroin and a phone when they arrested him.
They believe these items were smuggled into India from Pakistan through cross-border channels.
They say Kumar was told to place a timer-operated bomb on a passenger train to hurt many people.
Another man named Jasvir Chaudhary is also accused, but the police have not caught him yet.
A special police team called the NIA has filed a formal list of accusations, called a chargesheet.
The police believe there may be plans for more attacks in Punjab and Delhi.
They are still investigating to find other members of the network.
The NIA filed a chargesheet against arrested accused Shubham Kumar and absconding accused Jasvir Chaudhary before the NIA Special Court in Mohali.
Both accused are booked under the UAPA, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act, NDPS Act and Railways Act.
Kumar was allegedly found carrying a live IED in a metallic case, a remote-control device, a foreign-made .30 bore pistol with a magazine, 20 live cartridges, heroin and a mobile phone.
He was allegedly tasked with planting a timer-operated IED on a passenger train to cause large-scale casualties.
The alleged conspiracy involved a Pakistan-based handler, with plans for attacks at multiple locations in Punjab and Delhi to spread panic and threaten national security.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against arrested accused Shubham Kumar and absconding accused Jasvir Chaudhary.
- What
- A chargesheet in an alleged cross-border terror conspiracy to smuggle an IED, firearms and heroin from Pakistan for planned attacks in India, including a plot to target a passenger train.
- When
- The chargesheet was filed on Friday; the case was registered in February 2026 and the NIA took over the investigation in March 2026.
- Where
- India; before the NIA Special Court in Mohali, with the case originally registered by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, and alleged targets in Punjab and Delhi.
- Why
- The accused allegedly planned to plant a timer-operated IED on a passenger train to cause large-scale casualties, spread panic and threaten national security.
- Probing agency
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Court
- NIA Special Court, Mohali
- Accused
- Shubham Kumar (arrested), Jasvir Chaudhary (absconding)
- Laws invoked
- UAPA, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act, NDPS Act, Railways Act
- Seized items
- Live IED in metallic case, remote-control device, foreign-made .30 bore pistol with magazine, 20 live cartridges, heroin, mobile phone
- Case registration
- February 2026 by State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar
- NIA takeover
- March 2026
- Alleged targets
- Passenger train; multiple locations in Punjab and Delhi
