Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Ali Hussain Bepari was detained for allegedly sending Dhubri residents’ phone numbers to Bangladesh nationals linked to JMB to target them for radicalisation.
• Police say call connections between local residents and contacts in Bangladesh have been established and that further disclosures are expected as the inquiry enters its final stage.
• Sarma reported that 51 suspected Bangladeshi nationals were detained near the Sribhumi border between Sunday and Tuesday and were pushed back, with additional detentions reported in South Salmara.
• The state will continue night-time shoot-at-sight orders during Durga Puja in sensitive border areas, citing recent activities in Dhubri and concerns over law and order.
• Sarma said the government has paused Aadhaar enrolment for people above 18 in an effort to identify and track suspected illegal migrants.