Overview
- STF raids across Barpeta, Chirang, Baksa, Darrang and Agartala on December 29–30 led to 11 arrests, including one detainee from West Tripura.
- Interrogation statements describe organised radicalisation drives, fund collection and preparations for violent action in Assam and Tripura, according to police.
- Investigators trace the module to Bangladesh-based Imam Mahmuder Kafila, an offshoot of JMB, with travel for meetings and training reported in April–May 2024.
- Communication and recruitment allegedly used encrypted platforms, including a WhatsApp group named Purba or Purva Akash, with formal bayat videos required for new entrants.
- Assam STF registered a case on December 28 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and UAPA, with probes into pooled cash, hawala routes, bank transfers and UPI payments continuing in phases.