Assam: Bangladesh National Along With 4 Others Arrested for Alleged Links With Al-Qaeda

GUWAHATI: Barpeta Police apprehended five persons from Howly, Barpeta and Kalgachia Police Stations area for their alleged links with a Jihadi outfit based out of Bangladesh having affiliation to Al-Qaeda.

As per reports, five persons have been arrested, including a Bangladeshi national, for alleged links with a jihadi group based in the neighbouring country which is believed affiliated to the Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) from Assam's Barpeta district, Director General of police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Saturday.

Based on an intelligence report shared by the Special Branch of the state police, the Barpeta police apprehended the five persons from areas under the Howly and Kalgachia police stations, Mahanta said.

According to the police, the Bangladeshi national, identified as Md Suman alias Saiful Islam, had indoctrinated four others in a bid to develop Barpeta as a base for jihadi work for AQIS.

Documents and electronic devices were recovered from their possession, the DGP added.

More details awaited.

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