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India Blames Pakistan For Punjab Grenade Attack, Arrests One

Indian Punjab Police personnel stand guard at the entrance to the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Rajasansi village on the outskirts of Amritsar on November 19, 2018, following the November 18 grenade attack that killed three (Photo: NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images).

By: Radhakrishna N S

Indian police Wednesday (21) made an arrest over a grenade attack last week in northern Punjab state that killed three worshippers as it blamed arch-rival Pakistan for what it called “an act of terrorism”. Around 250 devotees of the Nirankari religious sect were praying in Amritsar last Sunday (18) when a grenade was thrown into the congregation. The blast killed three people and injured 20 Nirankaris, whose beliefs are at odds with mainstream Sikhs who dominate in Punjab. Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said one suspect had been arrested and police were searching for the other behind the attack he…

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