Ahmedabad(Wishav Warta): The Ahmedabad crime branch on Saturday arrested Ajmeri Abdul Rashid, a key accused in the sensational Akshardham temple terror attack case. Ajmeri was in Riyadh and had allegedly been involved in the Akshardham terror attack conspiracy. He came to Ahmedabad in the early hours of Saturday and was immediately arrested by the Ahmedabad crime branch.
On September 24, 2002, gunmen entered the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, using automatic weapons and hand grenades to kill 32 devotees in a terror attack. Three commandos, including one from NSG, and a constable of the State Reserve Police were also killed during the operation.