Sleeper cell of Bangladeshi terror group was trying to target Siliguri corridor, says West Bengal Police
3 months ago

Sleeper cell of Bangladeshi terror group was trying to target Siliguri corridor, says West Bengal Police

The Hindu  

West Bengal Police on Friday said that suspected members of the “global terror group” Ansarullah Bangla Team who were arrested for allegedly running a sleeper cell in India had specifically targeted the Siliguri corridor that connects north Bengal to the seven northeastern States, according to their inputs. According to West Bengal Police, ABT is a splinter group of Bangladesh-based terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and is banned in India, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and the United States. “We received information that the Ansarul Bangla team was trying to set up sleeper cells in the country to recruit youth and procure arms,” Gaurav Sharma, Inspector General of the West Bengal STF, said. They aimed to make the ‘chicken’s neck’ — the corridor connecting Siliguri to the seven Northeastern states — an active site of their activities,” Supratim Sarkar, Additional Director General of Police, South Bengal said.

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Assam police bust terror module, one Bangladeshi among 9 people arrested in 'Operation Praghat'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam police bust terror module, one Bangladeshi among 9 people arrested in 'Operation Praghat'

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam’s Special DGP Harmeet Singh here on Wednesday said that a team of the Special Task Force led by IGP Partha Sarathi Mahanta averted a major terror attack by the sleeper cell of a fundamentalist group by arresting an active member of the outfit from Kokrajhar in Western Assam. Informing that the STF arrested Abdul Zaher Sheikh a 30-year-old …

The big headache brewing along the India-Bangladesh border
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The big headache brewing along the India-Bangladesh border

New Indian Express  

The most troubling signal that Bangladesh's note verbale to India on Monday demanding deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's extradition from Delhi to Dhaka sends out is that the relationship between the two countries is still in freefall. In the past, the neighbouring country was sporadically used by terror elements to launch attacks on India, especially in the northeast, despite Sheikh …

Police arrest 8 terror suspects in multi-state operation in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal
3 months ago

Police arrest 8 terror suspects in multi-state operation in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal

India Today  

Assam Police have arrested eight people, including a Bangladeshi citizen, and thwarted an attempt to carry out terrorist activities across the country, officials said. The accused were arrested by the Special Task Force from Assam, West Bengal, and Kerala under 'Operation Praghat' on the intervening night of December 17-18, Senior Police Officer Harmeet Singh said. Radi visited Assam and West …

Assam STF arrests eight members of Bangladeshi terror group
3 months ago

Assam STF arrests eight members of Bangladeshi terror group

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam Police Special Task Force arrested eight members of a “global terror group”, the Ansarullah Bangla Team, in simultaneous operations across three States on the intervening night of December 17 and 18. The Assam Police said the operation had been based on intelligence inputs on “clandestine anti-national activities” by a group of individuals under the direction of one …

STF Assam nabs eight operatives of Bangladeshi terror group sent to create sleeper cells in India
3 months ago

STF Assam nabs eight operatives of Bangladeshi terror group sent to create sleeper cells in India

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force of Assam Police arrested eight operatives of terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team during simultaneous operations carried out in Kerala, West Bengal and Assam on the intervening night of December 17 and 18. Led by STF Assam chief Partha Sarathi Mahanta, “Operation Praghat” was carried out with the active assistance of Kerala and West Bengal Police. …

2 convicted in Assam for recruiting youth in Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror module
1 year, 2 months ago

2 convicted in Assam for recruiting youth in Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror module

India Today  

Two persons were convicted on Thursday by a special court of the National Investigation Agency in a case related to the recruitment and radicalisation of youth for establishing a terror module affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent. The accused, Jalaluddin Sheikh and Abdus Subhan, residents of Goalpara district, Assam, were radicalising youth for the Ansarullah Bangla Team affiliated with …

Assam Police Bust ABT Sleeper Module, Arrest One for Giving Shelter to Bangladeshi Terrorist
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam Police Bust ABT Sleeper Module, Arrest One for Giving Shelter to Bangladeshi Terrorist

News 18  

The Assam Police on Wednesday arrested Abbas Ali, 22, from Pakhiura village at Goalpara district, for allegedly providing shelter to an Ansarullah Bangla Team member at home, busting a sleeper cell module. “During investigation, we found that Ali had provided shelter to an absconding Bangladeshi national named Mehbub, who is a core member of the ABT. We are checking if …

JMB terror module busted in Bhopal, 4 held for preparing remote base for sleeper cells
3 years ago

JMB terror module busted in Bhopal, 4 held for preparing remote base for sleeper cells

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh ATS has arrested four Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly involved in preparing a remote base for sleeper cells for proscribed terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh. Sources in the ATS told India Today/Aaj Tak that the four suspects were part of a JMB module based in Bhopal and they were planning to carry out a major terror-related incident. The arrested …

3 Suspected JMB Terrorists Sent to 14-day Police Custody in Kolkata
3 years, 8 months ago

3 Suspected JMB Terrorists Sent to 14-day Police Custody in Kolkata

News 18  

Three suspected terrorists of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh have been sent to 14-day police custody by the Bankshall Court in Kolkata on Monday. The suspects — Naziur Rehman alias Jayram Vyapari, 30, Rabiul Islam, 22, and Mikail Khan, 30, are the residents of Gopalgunj districts of Bangladesh and were arrested by the Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police from Haridevpur …

How a network of sleeper cells helped terror modules flourish in West Bengal
10 years, 4 months ago

How a network of sleeper cells helped terror modules flourish in West Bengal

Firstpost  

The Burdwan blast case, followed by the discovery of two bomb-making factories in Burdwan and Hooghly, all point out to one vital fact – that these events didn’t take place overnight. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on visiting the blast site had remarked, “ State is sitting on a ticking time bomb,” and cautioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, “Terror modules …

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