Gujarat: Ahmedabad Crime branch arrests accused Mohammed Farooq Shaikh in 2002 Akshardham Temple attack

The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested accused Mohammed Farooq Shaikh, who was involved in the 2002 Akshardham Temple attack.

The crime branch has arrested Farooq from the Ahmedabad airport, he was wanted by the Gujarat police in the bomb blast case.

The Akshardham Temple attack happened in 2002 in Gujarat, and post this, the security was beefed up at most of the religious places and temples across the nation. Even, the Akshardham temple here in Delhi, had a beef up in the security.

The news agency ANI tweeted, “Gujarat: Accused Mohammed Farooq Shaikh in 2002 Akshardham Temple attack arrested by Ahmedabad Crime Branch from Ahmedabad Airport.”

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