Rationalist leader Govind Pansare's attacker was finally nabbed in a joint action by police officials of Kolhapur and Sangli districts. Pansare was shot at outside his residence in Kolhapur city on February 16 but he succumbed to the injuries on February 20 in Mumbai. According to sources, the accused has been identified as Samir Gaikwad who hails from Sangali.