Burdwan blasts: NIA arrests Myanmar national from Hyderabad

November 18, 2014 11:28

In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Myanmar national from Hyderabad in connection with the Burdwan blast case.

The arrested suspect has been identified as 21-year-old Khalid Mohammed.

He was living in Telangana on the basis of fake identity documents and was arrested yesterday.

NIA said Khalid has links with Tahreek-e-Taliban and is an IED expert. He is also said to be involved in running terror camps in bordering areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Jihadi literature related to ISIS was also recovered from him.

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