India, Nov. 15 -- A day after a woman and her male accomplice were arrested from Gurdaspur in Punjab in connection with the November 3 railway track blast in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, police on Sunday said that the accused had links with Pakistan-based handlers and had made two unsuccessful attempts to blow up the railway line before carrying out the explosion earlier this month.

The 21-year-old woman and her 23-year-old male accomplice were arrested on Saturday in a joint operation by the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Sri Ganganagar Police and Punjab Police.

Investigators recovered two foreign-made pistols, 46 live cartridges and Rs.30,000 allegedly received for carrying out the blast, police said.

ATS Additional Director Gen...