Assam Police’s Crackdown on Jihadi Networks: One More Arrested in Kokrajhar, 12 Arrested So Far

With the latest arrest, the STF Assam has now apprehended a total of 12 jihadi operatives from Assam, West Bengal, and Kerala.

In a major breakthrough, the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police has arrested the prime accused in the terror plot planning to attack RSS and other Hindu organisation leaders, from the Kokrajhar district of Assam today.

The arrested jihadi has been identified as 35-year-old Gazi Rahman, a resident of Bhodeyaguri, Kokrajhar.

Rahman, a key figure in a jihadi network, was arrested following an extensive operation, Operation Praghat, carried out by the STF in collaboration with Kokrajhar Police.

Necessary legal and procedural formalities are being conducted as part of the ongoing investigation.

With the latest arrest, the STF Assam has now apprehended a total of 12 jihadi operatives from Assam, West Bengal, and Kerala.

Earlier this month, a nationwide intelligence-led operation, involving the active cooperation of West Bengal and Kerala Police, led to the arrest of 8 fundamentalist jihadis, including one Bangladeshi national from Kerala.

This operation uncovered a terror module plotting attacks in India.

In December, the STF Assam carried out a raid and search operation with the help of Kokrajhar Police at Namapara and arrested 2 persons identified as Abdul Zaher Sheikh and Sabbir Mirdha.

In December 27, police arrested a member of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a Bangladesh-based terrorist organisation from Dhubri district.

The apprehended person was identified as 36-year-old Shahinur Islam of the Bilasipara area in Dhubri.

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