The arrests were made by the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police late Monday night
Police have busted a major terror module and arrested 11 individuals linked to a Bangladesh-based extremist outfit.
The arrested accused are believed to be associated with a newly-identified extremist module known as Indian Mujahideen-K, also referred to as Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK).
The IMK is a Bangladesh-based offshoot of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
Guwahati Police Commissioner Parthasarathi Mahanta said the accused were working under the directions of Bangladesh-based fundamentalist handlers.
“While 10 of them were apprehended from different districts of Assam, one was held in Tripura,” Mahanta said, adding that the arrests were made late Monday night in Barpeta, Chirang, Darrang and Baksa districts of Assam, and West Tripura.
Mahanta further said extremist groups are increasingly relying on “digital jihad” and that the outfit exploited social and religious gatherings to expand its influence.
The operation were carried out by the the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police undre its “Operation Praghat”.
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