Bengaluru: An accused who was conspiring to kill political leaders and a few journalists of the state has been taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday.
57-year-old Asadulla Khan alias Abu Sufian, was deported from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and sent to custody.
The accused who is named as 24{+t} {+h} in a NIA charge sheet, was detained at Mumbai airport.
The accused was produced before a magistrate.
According to sources, the accused was staying at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and he met other suspects in Riyadh and Dammam.
He was arrested about nine months ago following information provided to the Saudi government.
Further questioning will reveal more information about other suspects and their alleged plots of terror activities in the state.
