2006 Kozhikode twin blasts: NIA arrests accused Mohammed Ashar in Delhi

Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested Mohammed Ashar, an accused in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts case, at the Delhi airport after he landed from Saudi Arabia. The 33-year-old is a resident of Thalassery in Kannur district. Ashar will be produced before a special court in Delhi to obtain transit remand to take him to Kochi and produce him before the special jurisdictional court in Ernakulam in Kerala.