India, March 18 -- The prime accused behind the hurling of a "grenade-like object" on the house of a Jalandhar-based YouTuber on Sunday was shot in the leg on Tuesday when he opened fire at the police that brought him to the city for weapon recovery after arresting him in Yamunanagar district of Haryana.

Hardik Kamboj, 21, was brought to Jalandhar and taken for weapon recovery when he opened fire on the police but sustained a bullet injury as the team retaliated, police said.

He had hurled the explosive at the house of YouTuber Rozer Sandhu on Sunday. However, it did not explode. Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging the YouTuber was abusing Islam.

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