• Top ISIS leaders arrested in Dhubri, CM Sarma lauds Assam Police for busting terror module

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    Top ISIS leaders arrested in Dhubri, CM Sarma lauds Assam Police for  busting terror module
    Two senior ISIS figures in India were reportedly hiding in a neighboring nation when they were captured on March 20 by an STF unit in Dhubri, Assam.


    Digital Desk: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the Assam Police for apprehending two ISIS leaders in Dhubri, Assam, on March 20. Stating, "Under the leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we shall continue our fight against fundamentalism and eradicate terrorism from our nation," he reaffirmed the state's commitment to opposing both extremism and terrorism. Gratitude to the Assam Police 

    Two senior ISIS figures in India were reportedly hiding in a neighboring nation when they were captured on March 20 by an STF unit in Dhubri, Assam.

    Based on reliable information about their intended cross-border entry to conduct sabotage operations, the team—led by Partha Sarathi Mahanta, IPS, IGP(STF) and Kalyan Kumar Pathak, APS, Addl SP, STF—was sent in. 

    Early on March 20, after stepping over the international border, the suspects were apprehended in the Dharmasala neighborhood of Dhubri.
     
    The persons that were taken into custody include Anurag Singh, an associate of ISIS's leader in India, and Haris Farooqi. The NIA is searching for them.