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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police claimed on Saturday that the main accused in the grenade attack on the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Amritsar district has been arrested. Punjab director general of police (DGP) Suresh Arora told media that the main accused, Avtar Singh, has been arrested. The chief minister had blamed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistan-based masterminds of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) for the terror attack.The chief minister said the grenade used in the blast was Pakistan-made. He was later remanded for five days in police custody by a court in Ajnala town, around 30 km from Amritsar.Bikramjit had reportedly stood at the gate of the Nirankari Bhawan, holding the gate attendants at gun-point. Amarinder said it was a "terror incident" and there was no religious link to it.However, the family of Bikramjit Singh has disputed the police claim of him being involved in terrorist activities..