CHANDIGARH: The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused within the March 15 Thakurdwara temple grenade assault in Amritsar from Bihar.Sharanjit Kumar, Alias Sunnah, A Resident of Bhaini Bangar Village, Qadian in Gudardaspur District, was once nabbed from Gaya, the nia mentioned.“The accused was once discovered to be actively concerned within the conspiracy and execution of the phobia assault that happened within the early hours of March 15,” the NIA added.The grenade assault was once performed by means of two bike-borne assailants, Gursidak Singh and Vishal Gill, operating below the instructions of foreign-based handlers. Gursidak was once killed on March 17 in an come across with Punjab Police, which opened retaliatory fireplace all through a pursuit to nab him.NIA investigations printed a conspiracy by means of handlers with a transnational presence in Europe, US, and Canada. The handlers equipped terror {hardware}, price range, logistical improve, and goal main points to their on-ground operatives in India, the counter-terror company additional discovered.Consistent with the NIA investigations, Gursidak and Vishal have been concerned within the procurement and provide of a couple of consignments of grenades in addition to fingers and ammunition. On March 1, a consignment of 4 grenades was once won by means of Sharanjit from every other arrested accused at Batala, district Gurdaspur. He, in flip, passed over one grenade to Gursidak and Vishal simply two days earlier than the assault, in step with the NIA.“Sharanjit absconded from Batala after the NIA searched the realm a month in the past. He was once after all traced to Gaya after intensive investigation in keeping with human and technical intelligence,” the NIA mentioned.