Shahzad’s 80-year-old grandfather Niyaz Ahmed has also objected to the Delhi police move, claiming that the property at the mentioned address is owned by him.
Alam said the local police were yet to visit his house to verify the details.
The Delhi police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on 12 Indian Mujahideen operatives wanted in Delhi blast case. Of these, nine belong to Azamgarh and only one of them — Hakim — has been arrested so far. He was caught by
the UP ATS in Lucknow on January 2.
The letter sent by the Additional CP Delhi Crime Branch stated that Ariz and Shahzad are those accused, who had managed to escape from the L-18 Batla House during the encounter in September last year.