The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has completed first phase of its investigation as Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Syed Maqbool and Imran Khan were remanded to custody till March 13 and they were sent to Tihar jail.

The special court in New Delhi on Tuesday issued Non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Riyaz Bhaktal and nine others in connection with the twin blast case. The NIA in its charge-sheet stated that the conspiracy for Dilshuknagar blasts was hatched in Pakistan and the blast masterminds were being sheltered in Pakistan.

The NBWs were issued against Pakistan-based Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Mohsim Chaudhary, Amir Reza Khan, Dr Shahnawaz Alam, Asadullah Akhtar, Ariz Khan, Mohd Khalid, Mirza Shadaab Beg and Mohd Sajid, who all are alleged IM operatives.

During the hearing, two IM operatives Maqbool and Imran were produced before the special NIA court and were remanded to judicial custody till March 13. According to the sources, the NIA told the judge that the conspiracy behind the Hyderabad blasts was hatched by the IM modules and the agency. The NIA moved an application for issuance of production warrant against alleged IM operative Obaie-Ur-Rehman who is currently lodged in a Bangalore jail. The court allowed the NIA's plea saying let production warrant of the accused Obaie-Ur-Rehman be issued through Superintendent, Central Jail, Bangalore for March 13. According to the NIA, the blasts took place in Hyderabad on the alleged instructions of Riyaz Bhatkal.

-Sakshipost