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 Sunny, a resident of Bhaini Bangar village, Qadian in Gurdaspur district, was nabbed from Gaya, the NIA mentioned.“The accused was discovered to be actively concerned within the conspiracy and execution of the fear assault that passed off within the early hours of March 15,” the NIA added.The grenade assault was carried out by two bike-borne assailants, Gursidak Singh and Vishal Gill, working underneath the instructions of foreign-based handlers. Gursidak was killed on March 17 in an encounter with Punjab Police, which opened retaliatory fireplace throughout a pursuit to nab him.NIA investigations revealed a conspiracy by handlers with a transnational presence in Europe, US, and Canada. The handlers offered terror {hardware}, funds, logistical help, and goal particulars to their on-ground operatives in India, the counter-terror company additional discovered.Based on the NIA investigations, Gursidak and Vishal had been concerned within the procurement and provide of a number of consignments of grenades in addition to arms and ammunition. On March 1, a consignment of 4 grenades was obtained by Sharanjit from one other arrested accused at Batala, district Gurdaspur. He, in flip, handed over one grenade to Gursidak and Vishal simply two days earlier than the assault, in line with the NIA.“Sharanjit absconded from Batala after the NIA searched the realm a month in the past. He was lastly traced to Gaya after intensive investigation primarily based on human and technical intelligence,” the NIA mentioned.