Assam Government to hand over Rohingya case to NIA

 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The State Government decided to hand over the case pertaining to the use of Assam as the transit route to take Rohingyas to the rest of the country to the NIA (National Investigation Agency).

Speaking to the media today, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "We have caught many Rohingyas entering Assam illegally. A big racket of brokers, with tentacles spread all over the country, is working behind the scenes. The racket charges Rs 45,000 for taking a family to Assam. From Assam, most such families either leave for Delhi or Jammu and Kashmir. The Assam Police is investigating a case on its own. Since the racket has its presence all over the country, we are going to hand over another case to the NIA."

The Chief Minister further stated that the government had received reports of al-Qaeda being active in the Indian subcontinent. "We have already busted some of their modules active in the state. We have our eyes set on them," he said.

According to an intelligence source, al-Qaeda has intensified its enrollment drive in Assam through a secret portal, and they have roped in some local youths as well.

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