The Bathinda police have arrested the third accused wanted in connection with the petrol bomb attack on a homoeopathic clinic located opposite the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office.
The arrest comes days after the other two accused were apprehended by the Punjab Police and the counter-intelligence wing of Punjab.
The attack was carried out at the clinic of a doctor who had recently switched sides from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The accused, identified by the authorities as Sandeep Singh, was arrested while allegedly attempting to flee via the ring road.
Police officials said Singh had allegedly come into contact with a foreign-based criminal network. However, his suspected links to Pakistan-based terrorist Shahzad Bhatti are still being verified.
The clinic owner's wife, Dr Rajni Jindal, claimed she received a WhatsApp call and messages from a person identifying himself as Bhatti shortly after the attack.
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