Militant arrested in New Delhi; 2.05 kg RDX seized

NEW DELHI: A Kashmiri militant, key supplier of explosives in the national capital, has been arrested in South Delhi and 2.05 kg RDX seized from his possession, police said on Tuesday.

Ajaz Hussain Khwaja, hailing from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested from Lodhi road area on Monday after police received a tip-off about his movement, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Alok Kumar informed.

Police is interrogating him to find out if he had any link with the serial blasts in Srinagar and Mumbai, which terrorist outfit he belonged to and his contacts in the capital.

An amount of Rs 49 lakh was also seized from his possession, police said adding according to their information Hussain was working for Pakistan-based militant Mukhtar Ahmed.

Forty-three-year-old Hussian, who has been living in Jangpura locality of South Delhi for some time, was arrested when he reached the Lodhi Road area in a car to apparently hand over the cash and explosives to someone.

Police said he used to collect explosives and money through hawala channels and supply it to suspected militants on the directions of Ahmed.

Police, meanwhile, has stepped up security and checking in and around the national capital in the wake of blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar. They are also conducting random searches in hotels and lodges.