Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18: Abdul Rahman, the cleric who had been arrested by Delhi police on Wednesday for his suspected links with al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), received funds from London, investigation has revealed.

Police have found that Rahman had received a sum of Rs 30,000 from London in his bank account this year. They suspect he might have received funds from other countries as well and have decided to put his bank transactions under scrutiny.

"So far we have traced two of Rahman's bank accounts, while another one has been found in the name of a trust he managed. We will go through all his monetary transactions," said a police officer.

The police today also lodged a case against him with Jagatpur police station.

"We have registered a case under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. We are also keeping a close tab on his family members and friends," said Bhubaneswar-Cuttack police commissioner R.P. Sharma.

Police officials said the fresh case was registered on the suspicion that the cleric was engaged in recruiting members for terror modules. The police have also found that he had visited Saudi Arabia and Dubai twice in the last couple of years.

"We have also found that he had visited Kashmir several times. We are trying to ascertain the exact motive behind his visits to Kashmir," said a police official.

The police are also trying to find out the source of funds used to run his madarsa in Tangi. "We strongly suspect that Rahman was receiving funds from foreign countries," said a cop.

Earlier, the police had come to know about Rahman's links with a Bangalore-based youth Kafeel Ahmed, who was killed while trying to blow up the Glasgow international airport in 2007 by ramming an explosive laden truck into the building.

Rahman had even attended Kafeel's sister's marriage in Bangalore this year and reportedly signed her nikahnama.

A senior police officer said Rahman had also received a forwarded email from one Mohammad Asif, another suspected terrorist, who was in touch with an al Qaida co-ordinator based in Pakistan.

The co-ordinator of Indian origin wanted recruitment activities to be stepped up in the Indian subcontinent.