Jalandhar, April 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to take over the probe into a hand grenade attack at the residence of Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia from Punjab Police.

The sleuths of federal agencies are already camping in Jalandhar city and have held a series of meetings with the senior officials of Jalandhar police.

The teams also visited Kalia's residence, where a hand grenade was lobbed on April 7, shattering glass panes and damaging vehicles. No one was injured in the blast.

Jalandhar commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said: "We also came to know that the NIA will be taking over the case but there is no formal communication yet."

The CP added: "Once we receive an official communique, we w...