A Delhi court on Thursday extended the NIA custody of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal till 21 September, after the probe agency said he had been involved in ‘subversive activities’ of causing blasts in different parts of India since 2003.
Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar were produced before the court amidst tight security after their initial seven-day NIA custody had expired. The NIA wanted Akhtar to be remanded to judicial custody. Its Hyderabad unit moved a separate plea seeking permission to formally arrest Akhtar in connection with the 21 February, 2013 blasts, in Hyderabad’s Dilsukhnagar area.
The court allowed the Hyderabad NIA unit’s plea and sent Akhtar to two days transit remand in connection with the case. During the hearing, the NIA sought custody of Bhatkal for eight days, saying he had travelled to different parts of India in furtherance of the conspiracy to carry out terror strikes.
Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar were produced before the court amidst tight security after their initial seven-day NIA custody had expired. The NIA wanted Akhtar to be remanded to judicial custody. Its Hyderabad unit moved a separate plea seeking permission to formally arrest Akhtar in connection with the 21 February, 2013 blasts, in Hyderabad’s Dilsukhnagar area.
The court allowed the Hyderabad NIA unit’s plea and sent Akhtar to two days transit remand in connection with the case. During the hearing, the NIA sought custody of Bhatkal for eight days, saying he had travelled to different parts of India in furtherance of the conspiracy to carry out terror strikes.