Washington DC/IBNS, April 18 -- Gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, who is allegedly responsible for multiple terror attacks in Punjab, has been arrested in the United States on Friday, media reports said.

Happy was arrested in California's Sacramento.

The gangster, who had entered the US illegally, used burner phones to evade arrest.

As per Punjab Police, Happy is wanted in as many as 17 criminal cases.

The National Investigation Agency or NIA named him recently in a chargesheet related to the 2024 grenade attack in Punjab's Chandigarh.

Happy from the US and Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda were responsible for the grenade attack, NIA said.

The two provided logistical aids, terror funds, weapons ...