Key aide of Delhi blasts mastermind held
Zeeshan, an aide of alleged Delhi serial blasts, arrested.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: A key aide of the alleged mastermind of the Delhi serial blasts, has been arrested from the premises of a TV studio here, police said.
Zeeshan, an aide of Atif who was killed during Friday's encounter with police in Jamia Nagar, was taken into custody from the studio at Jhandewala last night, a senior police official said. (Watch)
Atif is believed to have played a "key role" in the recent Delhi blasts which claimed 24 lives and left over a hundred injured.
The police official claimed that Atif's aide had confessed that he planted a bomb on Barakhamba Road.
"We had information that a person will be going to the studio to give an interview on behalf of the militants. We picked him up for interrogation," the official said.
Delhi Police had yesterday killed two militants, who allegedly had "crucial" links to the Delhi blasts, in a fierce gunbattle in Jamia Nagar of south Delhi.
While one militant, Mohd Saif, was arrested, two others managed to escape from the scene.
Zeeshan, an aide of Atif who was killed during Friday's encounter with police in Jamia Nagar, was taken into custody from the studio at Jhandewala last night, a senior police official said. (Watch)
Atif is believed to have played a "key role" in the recent Delhi blasts which claimed 24 lives and left over a hundred injured.
The police official claimed that Atif's aide had confessed that he planted a bomb on Barakhamba Road.
"We had information that a person will be going to the studio to give an interview on behalf of the militants. We picked him up for interrogation," the official said.
Delhi Police had yesterday killed two militants, who allegedly had "crucial" links to the Delhi blasts, in a fierce gunbattle in Jamia Nagar of south Delhi.
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While one militant, Mohd Saif, was arrested, two others managed to escape from the scene.
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