Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his close associate Asadullah Akhtar were today remanded to 12-day police custody by a Delhi court. National Investigation Agency (NIA) said their custodial interrogation was required to unearth larger conspiracy of terror attacks.

Both the accused were produced before District Judge I S Mehta and NIA sought their 14-day custody for making recoveries related to the case and getting leads for arrest of other absconding co-accused.

Bhatkal, co-founder of the banned terror outfit, is wanted in around 40 terror cases and carries a reward of 35 lakh rupees. He was arrested from Indo-Nepal border on Wednesday night.

Bhatkal and Asadullah have been arrested by NIA for conspiring to carry out terror attacks across the country.