Goalpara: Police say two alleged terrorists with ties to Al-Qaeda were detained in Assam.

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• Aug 21, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: Ansarullah
Bangla Team (ABT) and Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terrorists were both
apprehended on Saturday in Assam's Goalpara district, according to the police.
Goalpara's superintendent of police, VV Rakesh Reddy, claimed that the
individuals were accused of supporting and housing jihadists who travelled from
the nearby Bangladesh.

 Abdus Subhan and Jalaluddin Sheikh, both Imams
of mosques in Goalpara, have been identified as the people who were arrested.
Reddy told reporters that they had admitted to being AQIS members and having
recruited sleeper cells in the area.

The officer claimed
that the suspects are directly linked to the AQIS and ABT terror cells that the
Assam police recently dismantled in the districts of Barpeta and Morigaon.

"In July of this
year, we received information from the detained Abbas Ali, who is also
connected to Jihadi elements. We discovered during the interrogation that they
had direct connections to the Assamn AQIS/ABT modules in Barpeta and Morigaon
"based on reports.

"A number of
incriminating materials relating to Al-Qaeda, Jihadi elements, posters, books,
among other documents, as well as the mobile phones, SIM cards, and ID cards,
were recovered during the house searches of the accused suspects," he
continued.

"A lot of
incriminating materials relating to Al-Qaeda, Jihadi elements, posters, books,
among other documents were seized together with the mobile phones, SIM cards,
and ID cards," the official continued.

In reference to the
arrests made in connection with terror modules, Assam Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma claimed earlier this month that the northeastern state is evolving
into a hub for Islamic radicals. He claimed that at Barpeta, Bongaigaon, and
Morigaon, police discovered high-end electronic equipment utilised by sleeper
cells as well as incriminating Islamist literature meant to radicalise and
indoctrinate young people into joining the organisation.

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Assam is turning into a haven
for Islamic fanatics. You can appreciate the gravity when 5 modules are
destroyed and the whereabouts of the remaining 5 Bangladeshi nationals are
still unknown, Sarma said during a press briefing.