Assam: Two Suspected Terrorists With Al-Qaeda Links Nabbed In Goalpara District

Guwahati: The Assam Police on Saturday apprehended two suspected terrorists linked to terror outfit Al-Qaeda from the state's Goalpara district.

As per reports, they were linked to the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) terror groups of Al-Qaeda.

The nabbed persons identified as Abdus Subhan, Imam of Tinkunia Shantipur Mosque under Mornoi police station, and Jalaluddin Sheikh, Imam of Tilapara Natun Mosque under Matia police station in Goalpara.

The police also them for several hours after they were caught.

"We have gotten input in July this year from arrested Abbas Ali who is also linked with Jihadi elements. During the interrogation, we found that they were directly connected with Barpeta and Morigaon modules of AQIS/ABT in Assam," media reports quoted V.V. Rakesh Reddy, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Goalpara district as saying.

He also said that the accused had also given logistic support to the Jihadi terrorists who came from Bangladesh.

"During the house searches of the accused persons, a number of incriminating material related to the Al-Qaeda, Jihadi elements, posters, books among other documents were seized along with the mobile phones, SIM cards, and ID cards," he added.

Reddy further informed that the Bangladeshi nationals are absconding and the arrested terrorists had given shelter to the Bangladeshi terrorists in Goalpara, adding, ''They had organized one Dharma Sabha in December 2019 at Sundarpur Tilapara Madrassa under the Matia police station where many Bangladeshi nationals with linkages to AQIS were invited as guest speakers."

It has also come to the fore that these arrested persons were involved in providing logistic support as well as sheltering the Bangladeshi nationals, who are currently absconding.

Meanwhile, a fresh case has been lodged at Matia police station case number under sections 120(B), 121, 121 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) RW and sections 18, 18 (B), 19, and 20 of the UA(P) Act.

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