19-yr-old student planned Bhatkal's escape: NIA
According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), 19-year-old student Ashiq Ahmed, who was recently arrested, planned to free Yasin Bhatkal from jail. Ahmed was arrested for allegedly being part of the Junud-al-Khilafa-e-Hind (JKH), a self-declared Islamic State affiliate. He allegedly planned a prison escape for Bhatkal, who once headed the Indian Mujahideen and executed a series of blasts.