LUCKNOW: The anti-terrorism squad of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a terror accused in Lucknow on Thursday. Wanted in connection with a bomb blast near a gas station in Sitapur in 2007, Aleem was carrying a cash reward of Rs 15,000 on his head announced by the Uttar Pradesh Police. He has confessed to his connections with a group called Mujahideen-Islam-Al-Hind.
Additonal director general of police (ATS) Subesh Kumar Singh told TOI that acting on a tip-off followed by sustained surveillance, the ATS nabbed Aleem of Hardoi from Thakurganj area of the state capital. Aleem was wanted in connection with a bomb blast near Prakash Petrol Pump in Kotwali area of Sitapur on May 25, 2007. A youth was killed and another one injured in the blast. The victims were passing by the scene on a motorcycle when the bomb went off.