New Delhi: Tehseen Akhtar, the alleged mastermind of the serial blasts in Patna, is a close relative of a JD(U) leader from Bihar.
The Indian Mujahideen operative's uncle, Taki Akhtar, has been an office-bearer of the JD(U) in Samastipur district and is involved in the activities of the minority front of the ruling party of Bihar.
Akhtar alias Monu, second-in-command of IM, hails from Bihar and is part of the infamous Darbhanga module of the outfit, is still on the run and is now heading the outfit's India operations after Ahmed Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal's arrest in August.
Akhtar is wanted for several blasts including the 2011 Mumbai and 2013 Hyderabad blasts.
