Overview

• The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) arrested three individuals—Aazmal Hossain, Saheb Ali Khan, and Abasuddin Molla—on May 9 and 10 for alleged links to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
• The trio was found to be part of a module disseminating jihadi content and planning attacks, using encrypted platforms to promote radical ideology.
• Authorities seized digital and paper documents, as well as Islamic literature published in Bangladesh, linking the suspects to anti-national activities.
• The arrested individuals were produced in Rampurhat court, which granted 13 days of police custody for further investigation.
• Combing operations and surveillance have been intensified in border districts, as the state seeks to dismantle sleeper cells and counter cross-border infiltration risks.