Soldier gave lessons on how to throw a grenade to Jalandhar YouTuber, now in jail

CHANDIGARH : An Army jawan has been arrested in connection with a grenade being lobbed at the residence of a Jalandhar-based YouTuber last month, Punjab Police said on Thursday.

Army jawan Sukhcharan Singh, who was posted in Jammu and Kashmir, has been arrested for allegedly providing online training to the accused on throwing a hand grenade, they said.

The grenade was hurled at the residence of YouTuber Rozer Sandhu on the intervening night of March 15 and 16. However, the grenade did not explode.

Police said they apprised army authorities about the role of the jawan in the matter. A court in Jalandhar has remanded the accused in five day police custody, they said, adding that an investigation was under way.

After the incident, Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti had claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the YouTuber used derogatory language for Muslims.

So far, seven people have been arrested. There have been many incidents of explosions, targeting police posts in Amritsar and Gurdaspur in the past four-five months.

Last month, a blast occurred outside a temple in Amritsar. Most recently, a hand grenade blast took place at the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar district on April 8.