CHANDIGARH: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have nabbed the man who allegedly threw a grenade on a religious congregation at Nirankari Bhavan in Amritsar last Sunday leaving three persons dead, the second arrest in the case.
Weapons including a .32 bore pistol, a US made pistol, four magazines and 25 live cartridges have been recovered from the accused identified as Avtar Singh, Director General of Police Suresh Arora told reporters here.
“Avtar Singh has been arrested from Khayala village under police station Lopoke (in Amritsar),” the DGP said.
“We will produce him before the court for police remand,” the DGP said.
Three persons including a preacher were killed and over 20 injured in the attack by two-motorcycle borne men which the police treated as a “terrorist act”. (AGENCIES)
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