New Delhi, April 8 -- Two persons held in connection with grenade attack at former Punjab minister and BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's residence in Jalandhar, said Punjab Police. The blast at the BJP leader's house was a major conspiracy of Pakistan's ISI, Lawrence Bishnoi, and Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, Punjab Police added.

The Punjab Police further said the e-rickshaw used in the crime has also been recovered.

Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Special Director General of Police (law and order) Arpit Shukla said the crime was committed to disturb communal harmony in Punjab.

"It was a major conspiracy of Pakistan's ISI. Zeeshan Akhtar, who is an associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and (Pakistani gangster) Shahzad Bhatti, the...