Assam Police Arrests Member Of Bangladesh-Based Terror Org Ansarullah Bangla Team

The accused, identified as Abdus Sukur Ali, is a member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

Representative Image | Accused Abdus Sukur Ali was apprehended from a remote area of Dhubri district’s Nayeralga village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Bilasipara Police Station. ( Image Source :Getty )

Guwahati: The Assam Police on Saturday arrested a member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), from the state's Dhubri district. The accused, identified as Abdus Sukur Ali, is a resident of the Takimari area of the state’s Goalpara district. Ali was apprehended from a remote area of Dhubri district’s Nayeralga village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Bilasipara Police Station.

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“A member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) module, Abdus Sukur Ali, from Takimari near the Bangladesh border, was apprehended early this morning from a remote area called Nayeralga under Bilasipara Police Station led by @Dhubri Police. Currently , the police are interrogating the individual extensively,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.

A member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) module, Abdus Sukur Ali, son of Akbar Ali, from Takimari near the Bangladesh border, was apprehended early this morning from a remote area called Nayeralga under Bilasipara Police Station by a team led by @Dhubri_Police . Currently,…

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 5, 2023

At least 16 jihadis were arrested by the Assam police in the state between March and April 2022. The arrest of the jihadis then raised eyebrows of the security agencies in India.

Investigations revealed that the arrested jihadis are having links with the Bangladesh-based Islamic jihadi terror organisation ABT.

The jihadis, most of whom were arrested from the Barpeta district of the state, were booked under the stringent anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The police recovered incriminating documents like literature related to jihad, besides several handsets and SIM cards from the possession of the jihadi elements.

The Assam police had also claimed that the arrested jihadis were indoctrinating the youths of Assam by showing propaganda videos and teachings through jihad-related literature.

Security analysts said that the increase in jihadi activities will bring a big threat to national security in the near future, adding, these jihadi elements receive funds and support from neighbouring countries like China. 

The AQIS aims to fight the governments of different countries to establish an Islamic state.

The writer is a senior independent journalist covering the Northeast.

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