Akola, Jan. 10 -- In a major breakthrough in the firing incident at the Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, the Akola Local Crime Branch on Saturday arrested all five accused who had been absconding since the incident and handed them over to Nanded police for further investigation, officials said.

According to police, the arrests followed a specific intelligence input received on Saturday morning regarding the movement of the accused involved in the firing that took place on the night of January 3 at the Hazur Sahib Gurdwara in Nanded district.

Acting swiftly on the tip-off, the Akola crime branch laid a trap and intercepted a suspicious vehicle near Hingna Phata while it was heading towards Nanded.

During the search of the vehicle, police detained al...