New Delhi, April 27 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended an absconding accused in the 2024 motorbike explosion case involving the illegal transportation of explosives.

According to an official release, Amarjeet Verma, a resident of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, was arrested on Sunday afternoon near the Kolkata Airport after a credible tip-off about his whereabouts.

Verma, who had been evading arrest since the incident, was detained in the Dumdum area of Kolkata and later placed under formal arrest by the NIA's branch office.

The NIA had previously carried out extensive searches on 9th April at nine locations in connection with the case RC 16/24/NIA/DLI.

During these searches, a large quantity of explosives was seized ...