Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal to be brought to Bengaluru

Yasin Bhatkal, the co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen is expected to be produced before the city civil court in Bengaluru on February 4.

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Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal to be brought to Bengaluru
Yasin Bhatkal

Yasin Bhatkal, the co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen is expected to be produced before the city civil court in Bengaluru on February 4.

On December 19, a special NIA court in Hyderabad sentenced Yasin Bhatkal and four others to death in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast case.

Yasin is also the main accused in the Chinnaswamy stadium blast. In April 2010, two low-intensity blasts outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, in which at least eight people sustained injuries.

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Justice GD Mahavarkar has issued a body warrant based on the application filed by the special public prosecutor. The central crime branch is expected to file a chargesheet against Yasin and have sought his presence in court.

The investigating agencies in Karnataka are hoping to interrogate and get more information on Yasin's involvement in the other terror attacks in the state.