Maharajganj: A court today remanded suspected Hizbul Mujahideen operative Naseer Ahmad in 12 days custody of Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad here. "ATS has got 12 days' police custody remand of Naseer. He will be brought here for interrogation," an ATS official said. Naseer Ahmed alias Sadiq (34), hailing from Banihal in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, was held on May 13 from Sonauli border post in Maharajganj. He was trying to sneak into India from Nepal in the guise of a shawl and carpet vendor, and was nabbed by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards the 1,751-km-long open border. Naseer was carrying a Pakistani passport and an identity card showing that he was a resident of Lala Musa village in Gujarat district in Punjab province of Pakistan. He was handed over to the Uttar Pradesh ATS for further investigation. Naseer had joined Hizbul Mujahideen in 2002-03 and moved to Pakistan. (With PTI inputs)
