The National Investigation Agency, NIA, has arrested a suspected Myanmar national from Hyderabad in connection with the Burdwan blast case. Official sources today said Khaleed alias Khalid Mohammed was handed over to the NIA yesterday afternoon after security agencies felt that his role in the blast needed to be probed further.

He had been residing in Hyderabad on the basis of alleged fake documents and was arrested by the state police on Sunday following an intelligence tip-off by central security agencies.

This is the seventh arrest made by NIA in connection with Burdwan blast case of 2nd October in West Bengal. Two persons had died inside a house after the Improvised Explosive Device, IED being manufactured by them went off accidentally.

Khaleed is believed to be an expert in IED. The NIA claimed that he had links with Bangladesh-based terrorist groups. The investigating agency also claimed that he was involved in running terror camps in bordering areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar. A search at his residence led sleuths to his laptop which contained incriminating videos of training material, IED-making, bomb-making, explosives and Jihadi Literature including that relating to ISIS. He was allegedly trained by Pakistan-based terror group Tehrik-i-Taliban.