New Delhi Dec 2 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Bihar student leader for his alleged links with banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba officials said.
An NIA team arrested the youth leader named Dhannu Raja 23 from Patna and an official close to the development said Raja was suspected of being in constant touch with a few LeT terrorists.
"He was arrested for his involvement in harbouring providing logistics and other assistance to Shaikh Abdul Naeem an LeT operative " said the NIA official.
Naeem 37 was arrested from Lucknow on Tuesday and is being called Headley-II for his reconnaissance skills. He is also skilled in planning terror attacks.
Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who conspired with the LeT in plotting the 2008 Mumbai attack is currently in jail in the US.
"Raja is a local student leader from Gopalganj Bihar. He was arrested in Patna on December 1 and was produced before the NIA Special Court in Patna. It granted his transit remand till December 5 " the official said.
Raja has been brought to New Delhi and will be produced before NIA Special Court here on or before December 5 the official added.
The official also said that Raja was earlier associated with the Congress student wing National Students Union of India.
--IANS
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