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PATNA: The five arrested Afghan nationals are to be taken on police remand for interrogation after initial probe hinted at their connection with sleeper cells of a Bangladesh based terror outfit active in Seemanchal and Mithilanchal region of Bihar. The foreign nationals are currently lodged in Purnia jail.
The five Md Dawood, Md Kamran, Md Fazal Khan, Md Raza and Ghulam Mohammad from Sharan district under Paktika province in Afghanistan were arrested from their rented accommodation at Choudhari Tola under Town police station in Katihar last week.
One foreign national, identified as Alman Khan, and house owner Md Monazir had managed to escape. Cloned domicile certificates, Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, 15 mobile phones, Rs5 lakh and four motorbikes were seized during the raid.