NIA Arrests 9 Al-Qaeda Operatives In West Bengal And Kerala, Terror Attack Busted; Explosives & Weapons Seized

The National Investigation Agency has arrested 9 Al-Qaeda operatives. The agency has seized explosives, arms, and Jihadi literature from their possession. The 9 arrested terrorists will be produced before the court for further probe.

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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has busted the Al-Qaeda module in Murshidabad in West Bengal and Ernakulam in Kerala. The agency has also arrested 9 Al-Qaeda operatives after the raids conducted in Murshidabad and Kerala.

9 Al-Qaeda operatives arrested by NIA, in raids conducted at multiple locations in Murshidabad, West Bengal and Ernakulam, Kerala https://t.co/iSjTGukEbw

— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2020

NIA had learned about an inter-state module of Al-Qaeda operatives at various locations in India including West-Bengal and Kerala. The group was planning to undertake terrorist attacks at vital installations in India with an aim to kill innocent people and strike terror in their minds.

Leu Yean Ahmed and Abu Sufiyan from West Bengal and Mosaraf Hossen & ​Murshid Hasan from Kerala are among the nine Al-Qaeda terrorists arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) pic.twitter.com/jMnRjTIjED

— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2020

The agency has also informed that a large number of incriminating materials including digital devices, documents, jihadi literature, sharp weapons, country-made firearms, a locally fabricated body armour, articles, and literature used for making home-made explosive devices have been seized from their possession. The NIA said, "As per the preliminary investigation, these individuals were radicalised by Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda terrorists on social media and were motivated to undertake attacks at multiple places including the National Capital Region." "For this purpose, the module was actively indulging in fundraising and a few members of the gang were planning to travel to New Delhi to procure arms and ammunition. These arrests have pre-empted possible  terrorist attacks in various parts of the country." As informed by the NIA, the details of the arrested accused are as under:

• ​Murshid Hasan, currently a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala.
• ​Iyakub Biswas, currently a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala.
• ​Mosaraf Hossen, currently a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala.
• ​Najmus Sakib, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
•  Abu Sufiyan, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal .
• ​Mainul Mondal, a resident of Murshidabad West Bengal.
• ​Leu Yean Ahmed, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal .
• ​ Al Mamun Kamal, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
• ​Atitur Rehman, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.

The arrested terrorists will be produced before the concerned Courts in Kerala and West Bengal for police custody and further investigation.