Suspected ISIS operative arrested in Assam
The suspected jihadi, identified as Alomgir Hussain, was arrested by the Karimganj police from Badarpur Mission road area in Barak valley on Thursday. .
According to police, Alomgir, son of late Asab uddin of Mission Road Badarpur went to Bangladesh without Passport few years ago and also went to Singapore and few Islamic countries.
A top Assam police official said that, the man had visited Singapore with Bangladesh Passport and finally came back to India in 2013 through a secret route.
"After arrival he purchased of landed property worth crores of rupees and a big RCC house. He also motivated few youths in Barak Valley to establish a ISIS module in Assam," the top police official said.
"He is also a fund collector of the jehidi organization," the top cops said.
Meanwhile, Assam DGP Mukesh Sahay said the police have taken the matter seriously and started investigation from corners.
"We are not yet sure that, the man was working for ISIS in Assam. Some youths of the state are in touch with ISIS," Sahay said.
On the other hand, a top source of Investigation Bureau (IB) said that ISIS has planned to establish its module in every state across the country and some overground organizations are still working for the terrorist group.
The IB source further said that, over 150 youths of Assam are in touch with ISIS.
Recently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested dozen of ISIS operatives from different parts of the country.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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