In a major success against the Islamic terror networks in Assam, the police in Chirang district have arrested seven people, including two Imams of a mosque, for their involvement in jehadi activities.
IGP (BTAD) of Assam Police, lR Bishnoi said this on Thursday while adding that the arrested jehadi operatives were part of Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an Islamic terror module based in Bangladesh.
“Based on specific information we have arrested seven people from two different locations in Chirang district last night. The seven people were involved in jehadi activities and they were operating under the JMB terror module,” he said while adding that they have already set up a camp for imparting physical training to the Jehadis.
The seven arrested were identified as Joynal Abedin, Rezzak Ali (both Imams of Amguri Mosque), Soleman Ali, Dildar Ali, Md Nurul Islam, Rafiqul Islam and Ukhiluddin.
On Saturday last, the police in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts have arrested four Jehadis operating under the JMB from the district.
“last night’s arrest came after the confession of the four Jehadis arrested on Saturday last. These people have set up a camp for imparting physical training and plans were afoot to start giving arms training to the new recruits. They have also brought two AK 47 rifles for the training and we are going to recover those soon,” said Bishnoi.
It may be mentioned here that Assam police had last year busted a training camp of the JMB module from Daukhanagar in Chirang district. The police have also arrested 18 Jehadi operatives and recovered eight AK 47 rifles, which were hidden.
Although the presence of Islamic terror network is a recent phenomenon in Assam, yet the police believe that the operatives of the JMB have started recruiting Muslim youths from Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) in Assam and intensified operations against them since last year.