An Indian on his way to Houston, Texas, to deliver a talk to the Hindu Congress of America has been arrested for possessing what has been described by establishment as "jihadi material."

A documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar(40), was arrested at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport previous Friday after official noticed him behaving oddly in the line for a security check, according to reports.

When he was taken aside for minor screening, Mr. Kumar baggage was found to hold books on spying, information on U.S. military weaponry, and numerous publications on Jihad, as well as the talk about the "infidels."

When a set of brass knuckles and approximately $10,000 worth of currency were exposed in his bags, he is an under arrest.

The Houston Examiner quoted an official as saying, "He had a ton of books," as well as publications written in Arabic, adding, “Not your everyday passenger would have this sort of stuff and it absolutely poses a concern for anyone concerned in airport security."

After his arrest, Mr. Kumar bond was originally listed as $50,000. That was reduced to $5,000 after a hearing on Monday at a District Court. Texas media quoted Mr. Kumar attorney Grant Scheiner confirming that Mr. Kumar had surrendered his passport while considering posting bail.

Mr. Scheiner said, "I think that everybody realised that he is not a threat. He is a peaceful man." He added that Mr. Kumar was in Houston to deliver a talk on an interfaith discussion between Hindus and Muslims about the troubles of terrorism.