Dilsukhnagar blasts case: Yasin Bhatkal brought to Hyderabad

Asadullah Akhtar,an alleged close associate of Yasin Bhatkal,who was earlier arrested by NIA,is presently being interrogated after a local court sent him in 15-day custody of the NIA on September 19.

Seventeen people were killed and 100 others injured in the blasts that were triggered by powerful IEDs planted near Konark and Venkatadiri theatres in Dilsukhnagar on February 21,a crowded shopping area in the city.

After an initial probe by Andhra Pradesh police,the NIA had taken over the case.

Bhatkal and Asadullah,suspected of carrying out several blasts across the country,were arrested by security agencies on the Indo-Nepal border last month.