An al-Qaeda operative, identified as Raza Ul Ahmed, was arrested by the Delhi police on 10 August. Police said that he was trying to escape to Nepal.
Ahmed is a member of the Ansar Bangla, a Bangladesh based terror outfit affiliated with al-Qaeda, and was involved in a fake currency racket, reported NDTV.
Ahmed has been handed over to the West Bengal police who were looking for him.
Other members of Ansar Bangla have attempted to enter India with forged documents. Another member of the outfit was arrested in Uttar Pradesh last week.
Meanwhile, al-Qaeda operative, Zeeshan Khan has been deported to India from Saudi Arabia.
(With ANI inputs.)
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