Overview
- Ten suspects were detained across Barpeta, Chirang, Darrang and Baksa in Assam, with one arrest in Tripura, following coordinated operations on Monday night.
- Officials identified the network as the Imam Mahmuder Kafila module, described as linked to the banned JMB, with the Assam cell allegedly led by Nasim Uddin alias Tamim.
- Investigators cited encrypted recruitment channels, including a group called Purvo Akash, with oath videos reportedly sent to Bangladesh-based handlers for verification.
- Police named Bangladesh nationals Umar and Khalid as coordinators for Assam, reported extensive document seizures, and noted funding through hawala and small digital transfers with UAPA and BNS provisions invoked in the case.
- In a separate Lakhimpur incident, a mob assaulted police and freed Baharul Islam accused of pro-terror online posts, with ten people arrested for the attack while Islam remains at large.