The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has apprehended a man wanted by Punjab Police for his alleged involvement in smuggling arms for a gang working at the behest of Pakistan-based terrorist networks to carry out grenade attacks in the country, an official said on Friday.

An ATS release said Gurpreet Singh aka Gopi Billa was nabbed from Halol town in Panchmahal district based on a specific input shared by the Punjab Police.

“He will be handed over to Punjab Police. Recently, police in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district registered a case against certain individuals for smuggling and detonating grenades and helping terrorist networks operating across the border,” the release said.

“Preliminary probe revealed the main accused of the case, Manu Agwan and Maninder Billa, who are currently in Malay

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