Assam: Barpeta Youth Apprehended for Allegedly Having Links with Jihadi Groups

Barpeta, August 4, 2019:

Is Jihadi activity in Assam on the rise? That certainly seems to be the case, as yet another youth from Assam has been apprehending due to his alleged connection to Jihadi groups.

The youth in question, a certain Mustafizur Rahman, was picked up near his residence at Chatala in Barpeta district.

A Barpeta local reports: "He was picked up from his shop by authorities. They came in two SUVs -- a Bolero and a Scorpio. Two people who appeared to be army jawans disembarked and took him into custody. The incident happened at around 6:30 in the evening on Saturday."

Acting on a tip off, Assam’s Bajali police on Tuesday apprehended three ‘jihadis’ from Barpeta district.

The accused were identified as Yakub Ali, Hafizur Rahman, and Sariful Islam.

According to official sources, Hafizur Rahman who has been arrested by Bhabanipur police is lodged at Bhabanipur Police Station and it is suspected that he is a member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) of Bangladesh.

Upon interrogation, Hafizur revealed that he is an expert in assembling bombs, weapons and physical training. He further revealed that he had been giving training at terror pads at Baksa and Barpeta district to strengthen the militant groups in the region. Hafizul also mentioned that Yakub is also a member of the terrorist group JMB.

Inside Northeast’s Campaign #LetsSaveDeeporBeel is now supported by Oil India Limited (OIL). Join us as we continue the awareness campaign to preserve the only Ramsar site in Assam which is facing immense threats (A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention). We need your help to preserve this site of great ecological importance. Join the #LetsSaveDeeporBeel campaign and tweet about it, and do tag us on Twitter. Let’s make some noise!