Nabbed LeT operatives planned to target Nashik, UP

The ATS has already alerted their counterparts in UP as the duo had visited some important places in that state.

Mirza Himayat Baig (29) and his aide Shaikh Lalbaba Mohammed Hussain alias Bilal (27) were arrested by the ATS on September 7 from Pune and Nashik respectively for their involvement in the German Bakery blast in Pune.

Both the LeT operatives had done a recce of vital places in Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), where a number of delegates and players will be staying during the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, a Nashik court has extended the police custody of Bilal till Sept 20.