Terror suspect admits helping Kandahar hijacker
Suspected al Qaeda Indian sub-continent operative Abdur Rehman, who is currently in Odisha Crime Branch's custody, has admitted to sheltering a terrorist involved in the 1999 Kandahar plane hijacking. Rehman brought the hijacker to Cuttack (Odisha) and hid him at a secret place, a senior police official said on Thursday. Police officials arrested Rehman from a madrassa in December 2015.