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NIA detains Bihar youth leader for LeT links

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IANS New Delhi

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has held a Bihar youth leader for his alleged links with banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, officials said.

A NIA team detained the youth leader named Dhannu Raja from Bihar's Gopalganj district, and an official close to the development said that Raja, suspected of being in constant touch with a few LeT terrorists, may be brought to the agency's headquarters for further questioning.

The official also said that Raja was earlier associated with the Congress student wing, National Students Union of India.

--IANS

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First Published: Dec 02 2017 | 7:48 PM IST

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