India, July 23 -- A 22-year-old man with alleged ties to the pro-Khalistani terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) was arrested from Madhya Pradesh in connection with a grenade attack on the Qila Lal Singh police station in Punjab's Batala district in April this year.

The accused, identified as Akashdeep alias Baj, a resident of Batala in Punjab, was apprehended from Indore in Madhya Pradesh following an intelligence-led operation, deputy commissioner of police (special cell) Amit Kaushik said.

"Akashdeep played a facilitating role in the April 7 grenade attack in Batala. Following the incident, BKI had released threatening messages on social media, which included references to Delhi. The special cell, which has been proactively...