Assam Police Arrests 2 Bangladesh-Linked Terrorists, Finds Hidden Cache Of Weapons - Rifles, Bullets And Explosives

2024-12-25 09:00:33

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Two more members of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) terrorist group were recently arrested, as per media reports. This comes a week after the authorities apprehended eight ABT operatives from Assam, West Bengal, and Kerala.

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police arrested the two members who are a part of Bangladesh-based terror group affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a senior police officer informed NDT.

The arrested individuals were identified as Abdul Zaher Sheikh and Sabbir Mirdha. On Tuesday night, Special Task Force-led operation apprehended the suspects from Namapara in Kokrajhar district, NDTV reported citing Special Director General of Police Harmeet Singh's statement.

"With the arrest of the two more ABT cadres, the STF achieved a huge success in averting a possible major terror act by fundamentalist and jihadi elements of a global terrorist organisation," Harmeet Singh added. This led authorities to uncover a cache of weapons, ranging from handmade rifles to explosives.

The stock of arms, ammunition and other weapons seized includes four handmade rifles that resemble the AK series assault rifles, 34 bullets and 24 rounds of blank cartridges. In addition to this, several explosives were also found, including a pair of live unprimed improvised explosive device (IED), a crude grenade, detonators made with agricultural equipment, 14 electronic switches, three iron cases used for making of IEDs and 20 iron pieces and plates for causing maximum damage and destruction.

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