Fasih Mahmood aka Fasih Mohammed is an alleged member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Islamist terror group. A native of Bihar, he is accused of committing terrorist attacks and recruiting members for terror related activities.^[1][2] He was arrested with suspected involvement with the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and a terror attack near Jama Masjid (Delhi) in 2010 and is wanted by both Delhi and Karnataka Police.^[3]

Mehmood, originally from Bihar's Darbhanga district, had moved to Saudi Arabia in 2007 after obtaining his Bachelor's in technology degree.^[4] He is an engineer by training.^[1]

Delhi Police sources claimed that Fasih Mahmood was involved with radicalizing Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi) into a deadly Indian Mujahideen (IM).^[5]

Some of the suspects of 2010 Bangalore stadium bombing were later arrested from Darbhanga, Bihar state.^[4] He was arrested in Saudi Arabia in May 2012.^[6]

• CBI likely to send team to Saudi to extradite Fasih
• Fasih may be key Indian Mujahideen hand; Bihar module is the oldest