Ludhiana, Nov. 1 -- The Jagraon police have arrested Baba Amarjit Singh, the chief sewadar of Gurdwara Gopalsar Sahib in Gagra village, for orchestrating firing at the shrine to secure police protection for himself.

Sukhwinder Singh, Jagraon Sadar station house officer, said that Baba Amarjit Singh was produced before a local court, which remanded him to two days of police custody for further questioning.

Police are now interrogating the chief sewadar to establish the complete conspiracy.

The police on Friday arrested his accomplice, Sandeep Singh, a truck driver from Moga, who executed the firing at the shrine on the intervening night of October 26 and 27. During his interrogation, he told police that Baba Amarjit Singh had sought pol...