Guwahati: In the last five months, five modules of a terrorist organization named Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), have been busted by the state police with the help of other investigative agencies, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Thursday.
''So far 29 ABT leaders or cadres have been arrested,'' he said while addressing a press conference at Janata Bhawan.
He further said that the police busted sleeper cells in Barpeta, Bongaigaon, and Morigaon and also recovered incriminating jihadi literature used for indoctrinating and radicalizing gullible youth to join the outfit.
''We also recovered high-end electronic devices used by these jihadis for communication,'' he added.
Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Sarma informed the same and said, ''There have been several successful operations against jihadi modules by @assampolice.
In the last 5 months, 5 such modules of terrorist organization Ansarullah Bangla Team have been busted by the police with help from other investigative agencies,'' Sarma tweeted.
Assam CM further urged the people to stay alert and help the administration in overcoming the challenges posed by these jihadis to the state.
''I urge all to stay alert & help the administration in overcoming the challenges posed by these jihadis to the State. Peace-loving Muslim groups have already joined hands with us for the cause. The current situation calls for a higher level of vigilance to defeat these evil forces,'' he added.
Speaking further on the same, Sarma also said that Assam has become a hotbed of ''jihadi activities'' as these busted modules have links with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarul Islam.
''At least six Bangladeshi nationals belonging to Ansarul Islam had entered Assam to indoctrinate youths, and one of them was arrested when the first module was found at Barpeta in March this year," he added.
Assam CM also expressed concern over the indoctrination of Muslim youths in private madrasas by Imams from outside the state.
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