Hunt on to arrest Bhatkal’s Bihar aide
4 Sept 2013 5:10 AM IST
Raids were conducted on Monday in Bihar’s Samastipur district to nab a terror operative considered close to Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, police said.
Four days after Bhatkal was arrested, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team conducted raids in Samastipur district.
‘NIA team raided the house of Mohd Tahsim alias Monu, accused of several terrorist attacks, in Maniari village in Samastipur in his search but he was not found,’ a district police official said.
According to police officials, the NIA team also interrogated his family members, including his father.
NIA announced a reward of Rs.10 lakh for him and an arrest warrant has been issued against him.
NIA is searching for Mohd Tahsim alias Monu since early this year.
‘In last eight months, NIA had raided thrice to search for him,’ a police official said.
Bhatkal is the brain behind recruitment of youth in Bihar to carry out terror attacks across the country.
Bhatkal, wanted by police in 12 states for bombings and other terror activities in the last five years, was arrested in Raxaul in East Champaran district Thursday. He was arrested along with Asadullah Akhtar, his terror accomplice.
He revealed during interrogation that he recruited youth from Bihar’s Mithilanchal region.
Four days after Bhatkal was arrested, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team conducted raids in Samastipur district.
‘NIA team raided the house of Mohd Tahsim alias Monu, accused of several terrorist attacks, in Maniari village in Samastipur in his search but he was not found,’ a district police official said.
According to police officials, the NIA team also interrogated his family members, including his father.
NIA announced a reward of Rs.10 lakh for him and an arrest warrant has been issued against him.
NIA is searching for Mohd Tahsim alias Monu since early this year.
‘In last eight months, NIA had raided thrice to search for him,’ a police official said.
Bhatkal is the brain behind recruitment of youth in Bihar to carry out terror attacks across the country.
Bhatkal, wanted by police in 12 states for bombings and other terror activities in the last five years, was arrested in Raxaul in East Champaran district Thursday. He was arrested along with Asadullah Akhtar, his terror accomplice.
He revealed during interrogation that he recruited youth from Bihar’s Mithilanchal region.
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