New Delhi ( CNN ) -- Indian intelligence agencies have arrested Yasin Bhatkal , one of the country 's most wanted terrorism suspects , Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said Thursday . Bhatkal is believed to be a co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen , a militant group banned in India and listed by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization . Intelligence officials arrested him Wednesday in the eastern state of Bihar , near India 's border with Nepal , Shinde said . `` He is currently under Bihar Police 's custody and is being interrogated , '' he said . The U.S. State Department said in 2011 that the Indian Mujahideen has `` significant links to Pakistan '' and is responsible for `` dozens of bomb attacks throughout India since 2005 '' that have caused the deaths of hundreds of civilians . Bhatkal is wanted in relation to multiple bombings in Mumbai in July 2011 that killed 27 people in three busy marketplaces . Indian authorities suspect him of planning those attacks . He is accused of masterminding several other bombings , including one that hit a bakery in the city of Pune in 2010 , killing 17 people . His group has been linked to a series of deadly outbreaks of violence in India . The U.S. State Department says the Indian Mujahideen played a `` facilitative role '' in the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai , when coordinated attacks on hotels , hospitals , and railway stations left more than 160 people dead . The group is also responsible for 16 synchronized bombings in Ahmedabad in 2008 that left 38 people dead , according to the State Department . The Indian Mujahideen 's `` stated goal is to carry out terrorist actions against non-Muslims in furtherance of its ultimate objective -- an Islamic Caliphate across South Asia , '' the State Department says . Journalist Neha Sharma reported from New Delhi , and CNN 's Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong .
" Bhatkal is arrested near the border with Nepal , police say . He is wanted in relation to a series of deadly bombings in India . Bhatkal is believed to be a co - founder of the Indian Mujahideen , a militant militant group . The United States says the group 's bomb attacks have killed hundreds of people .