India
Taufiq has alleged links with terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba and is wanted in Ghatkopar and Hyderabad blast cases.
Updated : Jan 04, 2015, 05:30 PM IST
A man, having alleged links with terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba and wanted in Ghatkopar and Hyderabad blast cases, was arrested here by a joint team of Special Investigation Team of Tamil Nadu police and Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad.
Taufiq alias Abdullah Taufiq, who had been absconding since 2008, was apprehended at Morna bus stand in Noida Sector 35, said a police officer.
"Taufiq alias Abdullah Taufiq hailed from Adiramapattinam in district Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu, He was reported to be associated with Lashkar-e-Taiyaba and Muslim Defence Force and some other terrorist groups", the officer added.
He was accused in Hyderabad and Ghatkopar, Mumbai, blast cases and some other cases involving explosive material.
Noida Police handed him over to SIT Tamil Nadu team who took him to Chennai to face a trial there.