NIA arrests LeT member in Bengaluru

Bengaluru :The National Investigation Agency has arrested a member of Lashkar-e-Toiba at Mumbai Airport for his alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy hatched by the terror group to target prominent religious leaders, politicians and journalists here and in Hubbali.

57-year-old Asadullah Khan was wanted for his role in the criminal conspiracy few years back, NIA said in a release here.

He will be produced before an NIA Special Court here and his police custody will be sought, it said.

PTI