Suspected Lashkar man sent to judicial custody

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 15 2014 | 5:17 PM IST

A court here Wednesday sent a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative to judicial custody till Jan 21.

Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash remanded Mohammad Rashid in judicial custody after police told court that he is not required for further interrogration.

Rashid was arrested from Nuh sub-division of Haryana's Mewat district Dec 16.

His name surfaced during police interrogation of Mohammad Shahid, another LeT suspect arrested by Delhi Police Dec 7 from Chhoti Mewli village in the same district. Both were imams at a village mosque.

Shahid is at present in judicial custody till Jan 21.

During investigation, it was revealed that the duo was in touch with Pakistan-based LeT commander Javed Baluchi over mobile phones.

Police have booked them under various charges dealing with criminal conspiracy and terrorism.

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First Published: Jan 15 2014 | 5:10 PM IST

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