Bhubaneswar, Nov. 16 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an MBBS student from Al-Falah University, identified as Janisur (Nisar) Alam, in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district for his suspected links to terror groups. According to a senior police officer, Alam was picked up from Surjapur Bazar on Friday morning while returning from a family wedding in his ancestral village near Dalkhola. Investigators had been tracking his movements using mobile tower data before intercepting him.

Officials say Alam had travelled home with his mother and sister for the wedding, and his presence in the area had drawn suspicion after he was reportedly seen "loitering" near a local station. During initial questioning, he allegedly attemp...