Bihar anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the master trainer of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) Yaqub alias Sultan Usman Khan, from East Champaran district.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of NIA, ATS, and East Champran police conducted a raid at Bansghat Gawandara village late on Tuesday and took Yaqub into custody.
Confirming the arrest, East Champaran SP Kantesh Kumar Mishra said the district police extended its full cooperation in the operation against the PFI activist, who was absconding for long.
Earlier, a video showing him imparting training to members of PFI at Gandhi Maidan in Chakia had gone viral on social media.
Reportedly Yaqub was a frequent visitor to Phulwarisharif office of PFI before the searches carried out against the Islamist outfit in September last year. He used to impart training to Muslim youths.
