File photo of terror mastermind Yasin Bhatkal, arrested last night
Yasin Bhatkal, the chief of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, was tracked for months before he was caught last night. After his arrest, he tried to get away by telling Indian officers he was not the man they wanted.
Sources told NDTV the Indian Mujahideen chief's movements were picked up by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) about a month ago in Nepal. He had been seen traveling in and out of Nepal for some time.
The Bihar police was roped in only last night as IB officers homed in on Bhatkal in a top secret operation.
On being caught in north Bihar near the border, the 30-year-old terror mastermind and quick escape artist first claimed he was an engineer working on a project in Nepal.
Then he insisted he was a yunani doctor - a doctor who specialises in Islamic traditional remedies - the same cover he had allegedly used while setting up a terror module in Dharbhanga in Bihar, said sources.
But sources said his pictures and other information on him were too specific for him to be anyone but the man behind terror strikes across the country and one of India's 12 most wanted.
After relentless questioning, he finally gave in and admitted he was Yasin Bhatkal.