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Punjab Grenade Attack Masterminded By Terror Outfit Ansar Ghazawat-ul-Hind; Key Accused Nabbed In Pulwama
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The key accused in last year’s grenade attack on a police station in Punjab’s Jalandhar has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Pulwama as per reports by The Hindu. He has been identified as Amir Nazir Mir, a resident of Dadsara, Awantipora, Pulwama.
On 14 September 2018, four grenades were thrown at the building of Maksudan police station in Jalandhar which injured one police personnel. “NIA investigation has revealed that the attack was the handiwork of Kashmir-based terror outfit Ansar Ghazawat-ul-Hind (AGH),” said the statement issued by the probe agency.
Two other accused hailing from Pulwama - Fazil Bashir Pinchoo and Shahid Qayoom - were earlier arrested in the case- they were pursuing their B. Tech from St. Soldier Group of Colleges in Jalandhar.
Mir is the key accused as he procured and facilitated delivery of four grenades used in the attack on the directions of AGH chief Zakir Musa.
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