NIA arrests two Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorists in Darbhanga, Bihar Railway Station Blast Case

New Delhi, July 1

The NIA arrested two key LeT terrorists from Hyderabad in Telagana in Darbhanga, railway station blast case.

The terrorists have been identified as Imran Malik alias Imran Khan and Mohd. Nasir Khan alias Nasir Malik both currently residents of Nampally, Hyderabad and originally hailing from District Shamli of Uttar Pradesh.

The case was originally registered as FIR in June 2021 at Darbhanga District Muzaffarpur Rail, Bihar relating to an explosion in a parcel on Platform 1 of Darbhanga Railway station on June 17.

The NIA said that the said parcel was booked at Secunderabad and had arrived in Train No. 07007 Secunderabad- Darbhanga Express. The NIA had re-registered the case on June 24 and taken up the investigation. 

The NIA the scene of crime where there was  development of key inputs by the investigation team of NIA and accused were arrested from Hyderabad.

The preliminary investigation and examination of the accused persons has revealed a trans- national conspiracy hatched by top operatives of proscribed terrorist organisation Laskar-e-Taiba ( LeT) to execute terror acts across India and cause large scale damage to life and property. 

The officials added that acting under the directions of Pakistan based handlers of LeT, arrested accused Mohd Nasir Khan and his brother Imran Malik fabricated an incendiary IED and packed it in a parcel of cloth and booked the same in a long- distance train from Secunderabad to Darbhanga. 

This was aimed at causing explosion and fire in a running passenger train resulting in huge loss of lives and property. The arrested accused Mohd Nasir Khan had visited Pakistan in the year 2012 and had received training from handlers of LeT in fabrication of IED from locally available chemicals. He along with his brother Imran was in touch with Pakistan based handlers of LeT over encrypted communication platforms.

The accused were produced before the Special NIA Court, Patna after obtaining transit from the competent court. 

The NIA conducted search at the residence of arrested accused persons Md Nasir Khan and Imran Malik in New Mallepally under PS Habib Nagar, Hyderabad.The searches led to the recovery and seizures of various incriminating material and multiple digital devices. 

The officials stated that the items recovered from the premises of the accused persons contained various documents pertaining to procedure for fabrication of IED and materials used for making of IEDs.

The NIA is conducting detailed examination of the accused and investigating further  to unearth the larger conspiracy.