North East
Byrnihat, a small town on the border of Assam and Meghalaya, is about 30 km from Assam's Guwahati and 70 km from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya.
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This is the third Madrasa to be razed by the Assam government in response to the arrests of 37 people, including an Imam and Madrasa professors, associated to AQIS/ABT.
Digital Desk: The
district administration conducted an eviction drive at Markazul Ma-Arif
Quariayana Madrassa in Assam's Bongaigaon district on Wednesday.
During the drive, the
administration was helped by the locals.
This is the third
Madrasa to be razed by the Assam government in response to the arrests of 37
people, including an Imam and Madrasa professors, associated to AQIS/ABT.
Following the arrest of
Mufti Hafizur Rahman, a teacher at the Madrassa, the Bongaigaon was evicted.
Rahman was apprehended
in the Jogighopa region by Goalpara police.
According to
authorities, Rahman worked as a teacher at the Madrassa while carrying out
terrorist operations from its grounds.
The Bongaigaon
government issued the eviction order after the Goalpara police detained the
Mufti.
According to reports,
police and paramilitary personnel arrived at the Madrassa on Tuesday night and
deserted the Madrassa dormitories.
Meanwhile, eight
excavators have arrived at the eviction site, according to reports.
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