 "Maha ATS to seek Bhatkal's custody: Patil")
Hailing the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal as a big success for intelligence agencies, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today said a state ATS team would soon leave to interrogate him and seek his custody.
'Bhatkal's arrest is a big success for the intelligence agencies. He was wanted in eight various types of cases in Maharashtra,' Patil said in a statement.
Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad will leave to interrogate Bhatkal, in connection with various cases, including terrorist attacks in Mumbai and Pune's German Bakery blast, he said.
30-year-old Bhatkal, one of India's most wanted terrorists, was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border in north Bihar after being on the run for over five years.
The IM leader is wanted in a string of terror attacks in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Hyderabad.
It is the second major breakthrough for Indian agencies after the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda on August 16.
'Bhatkal's arrest is a big success for the intelligence agencies. He was wanted in eight various types of cases in Maharashtra,' Patil said in a statement.
Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad will leave to interrogate Bhatkal, in connection with various cases, including terrorist attacks in Mumbai and Pune's German Bakery blast, he said.
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'The state ATS has started the process of seeking his custody to probe these cases,' Patil added.
30-year-old Bhatkal, one of India's most wanted terrorists, was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border in north Bihar after being on the run for over five years.
The IM leader is wanted in a string of terror attacks in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Hyderabad.
It is the second major breakthrough for Indian agencies after the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda on August 16.
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