Archive · 1 Sep 2026
NIA Arrests Three More in Nalagarh Police Station IED Blast
An explosive device went off at Nalagarh police station in Himachal Pradesh.
The blast happened around 9:40 a.m.
on January 1, 2026.
It was near the station’s outer wall and an investigating officer’s room.
The National Investigation Agency, or NIA, is investigating the case.
The NIA has now arrested six people in total.
The three newest suspects are Arshdeep Singh, Karanpartap, and Diljot Saini.
They are from SBS Nagar district in Punjab.
They were already under arrest in another Punjab case.
The NIA says its investigation found that they were involved in the explosion.
The National Investigation Agency arrested three more accused in the Nalagarh police station IED blast case, bringing total arrests to six.
The high-intensity explosion occurred around 9:40 a.m. on January 1, 2026, near the station’s outer wall.
The blast site was adjacent to an investigating officer’s room inside the Nalagarh police station premises.
The NIA took over the investigation from Himachal Pradesh Police and re-registered the case on May 8.
The three newly arrested accused are from SBS Nagar district in Punjab and were already detained in another Punjab case.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency arrested Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Kandola, Karanpartap, and Diljot Saini; three others had previously been arrested in the case.
- What
- An IED exploded at Nalagarh police station, and the NIA arrested three more accused.
- When
- The explosion occurred on January 1, 2026; the NIA took over the investigation on May 8 and announced the latest arrests on Monday.
- Where
- Nalagarh police station in Himachal Pradesh; the newly arrested accused are from SBS Nagar district in Punjab.
- Why
- The NIA said its investigation established the involvement of the three accused in the blast.
- Incident
- High-intensity IED explosion at Nalagarh police station
- Explosion time
- Approximately 9:40 a.m. on January 1, 2026
- Blast location
- Near the outer wall adjoining an investigating officer’s room
- Investigating agency
- National Investigation Agency
- Investigation transfer
- The NIA took over from local police and re-registered the case on May 8
- Total arrests
- Six, according to the report
- Latest accused
- Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Kandola, Karanpartap, and Diljot Saini
- Prior custody
- All three were already under arrest in another case registered at Garhshankar police station in Punjab
