Bhatkal in police custody, to be produced in court for remand

The IM co- founder was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border in north Bihar last night

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Press Trust of India Motihari (Bihar)
Last Updated : Aug 29 2013 | 2:34 PM IST
The Bihar police is interrogating the arrested terrorist Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of Indian Mujahideen, and his associate and will produce them in a court for transit remand.

Superintendent of Police of Motihari Vinay Kumar told PTI that the two were in the custody of the Bihar police at Motihari and would be produced in a court here for transit remand.

Yasin Bhatkal, Indian Mujahideen co-founder and one of India's most wanted terrorists, was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border in north Bihar last night.

30-year-old Yasin had been on the run since 2008. The IM leader is wanted in a string of terror attacks in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Hyderabad.

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First Published: Aug 29 2013 | 2:25 PM IST