Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal has been arrested by NIA Hyderabad in Dilsukhnagar blast case. The twin blasts had claimed 16 lives and were triggered by IEDs planted near Konark and Venkatadiri theatres on February 21 this year. The arrest was made after a Delhi court allowed its plea and granted the probe agency his two-day remand.

Bhatkal was produced before District Judge I S Mehta after expiry of four days of NIA's custody. The probe agency asked for judicial custody as it does not require him for further custodial interrogation in other cases terror strikes in the country. But, NIA's Hyderabad unit sought permission to arrest Bhatkal in the Dilsukhnagar blast case and also sought two days transit remand to take him to Hyderabad.

Earlier, on Tuesday the court had allowed a similar plea of NIA Hyderabad and had sent Bhatkal's close aide Asadullah Akhtar in two days transit remand.

Akhtar was also arrested in connection with the Dilsukhnagar blast case.