Ahmedabad, April 5 -- A man, wanted by the Punjab Police in a grenade smuggling case, has been arrested in north Gujarat's Banaskantha district and handed over to Amritsar's state special operations cell, police said on Sunday.

The arrest was carried out by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Banaskantha Special Operations Group (SOG) following a request sent by Punjab Police, officials said.

"The accused, Bikramjit Singh alias Vicky, son of Kashmir Singh, a resident of Nangal Panual, Amritsar, Punjab, was wanted by Punjab Police in a grenade smuggling case. He was working as a labourer at a dhaba (roadside eatery) in Deesa when he was detained," according to a Gujarat ATS official.

The Punjab Police had shared intelligence with...