The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested one more person in connection with the unlawful activities of a terrorist module with allegiance to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), an international fundamentalist organisation, operating in Bhopal and Hyderabad, an official said.

Absconding HuT member Salman was arrested following raids from Hyderabad in Telangana, where he was hiding in the Rajendra Nagar area, taking the number of arrested accused to 17 in the case, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.