NIA Arrests Key Aide Of Terror Operatives Behind Amritsar Temple Grenade Attack

The NIA has arrested a key associate of two operatives of the proscribed terror group Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) who had carried out a grenade attack on a temple in Amritsar in March, officials said on Thursday.

The KLF had claimed responsibility for the attack.

Bhagwant Singh alias Manna Bhatti was arrested on Wednesday from Akalgarh village in Amritsar, taking the total number of arrests in the case to four, they said.

The attack in March was carried out by Gursidak Singh and Vishal alias Chuchi, who had hurled a hand grenade at Thakur Dwara Sanatan Mandir in Amritsar, according to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).