Amritsar Temple Attack Accused Held in Bihar

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a terror accused from Bihar on Friday, who is wanted for his alleged connection to the Amritsar temple grenade attack case that occurred in March this year, the agency said.

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Sharanjit Kumar alias Sunny, a resident of village Bhaini Bangar, Qadian, Batala of Punjab's Gurdaspur, was nabbed from Bihar's Gaya.

"The accused was found to have been actively involved in the conspiracy and execution of the terror attack that took place in the wee hours of March 15," the NIA said in a statement.

The grenade attack was allegedly carried out by two bike-borne assailants, Gursidak Singh and Vishal Gill, who were working under the directions of foreign-based handlers. NIA investigations revealed a conspiracy by handlers having a transnational presence in Europe, the USA and Canada.