New Delhi, March 30 -- Shabir Ahmed Lone, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and handler of the recently busted LeT module in the Metro Poster case, has been arrested by a team of the Delhi Police Special Cell on Monday.

According to officials, the accused is a suspected sleeper cell operative linked to the terror outfit.

Further information is still awaited.

Earlier on February 23, Delhi Police arrested eight suspects in connection with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), with the investigation revealing that the module was working with Shabir Ahmed Lone, who previously served a decade in jail for terrorism, released on bail in 2019, subsequently fleeing to Bangladesh, sources said.

Shabir Ahmed Lone was in direct touch with proscribed terror orga...