Lucknow, October 31
Terror suspect Meher Alam, accused of involvement in Sunday's Patna serial blasts and who escaped from the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), was arrested in Kanpur late Thursday.

While police officials refused to comment on the high profile arrest, sources said he was picked up from the Sapt Kranti Express headed for Delhi.

Alam, 25, was not only a terror suspect in the string of bombings that took place in Patna Sunday before Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was to address a rally, he is also suspected for the Bodhgaya blasts in July this year.

Officials said following his re-arrest, the terror accused was taken to New Delhi by NIA sleuths. "I am not aware of the operation but the state police must have only provided logistical support at best," said a senior official.

He escaped late Wednesday from a toilet in Bihar's Muzaffarpur while being brought here from Darbhanga district.

Officials, however, were unwilling to confirm whether the terror suspect made good his escape Wednesday night or early Thursday.

Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said Imtiaz along with Arshad came to Patna between October 8 and 10 to carry out recce of various sites that could be targeted.

Arshad Alam, 24, a resident of East Champaran district's Alauli village, was arrested by a team of NIA and Bihar Police on Tuesday. — IANS