Another madarsa busted with terror links [ Assam, India ]

[ Reported as seen]

On 29 August, in Barpeta district in Assam an illegally built madarasa was busted with terror links with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). It was being run by Muslim brothers, Maulvis Akbar Ali and  Abul Kalam Azad. The madarasa was named  Shaikhul Hind Mahmudul Hasan Jamiul Huda Islamic Academy.

Amitava Sinha, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Barpeta district confirmed that the madarsa was illegally constructed on government land and that there is a link between the arrested cleric and the madarsa.

Mahmunur Rashid, the principal of the madarsa was also arrested.

Notably, the aforementioned Madarsa had sheltered the Bangladeshi terrorist Md Suman alias Saiful Islam, who was arrested by the Assam police in March this year. Md Suman reportedly stayed here along with one of his aides, who is still on the run.

Media reports confirmed that the now arrested Bangladeshi terrorist Akbar Ali, along with his brother Abul Kalam Azad used to help Md Suman alias Saiful Islam and his accomplice in their illegal activities.

Md Suman had been carrying out jihadi activities under the guise of a madarsa teacher since 2019. Under the supervision of Md Suman, this madrasa became the epicentre of jihadi activities.

The police had then said that Md Suman had indoctrinated the other four arrested accused in a bid to develop Barpeta as a base for jihadi activities for AQIS. The police also recovered documents and several electronic devices including mobile, laptops, and pen drives, along with jihadi literature.

The police had then said that Md Suman had indoctrinated the other four arrested Jihadis in a bid to develop Barpeta as a base for jihadi activities for AQIS. The police also recovered documents and several electronic devices including mobile, laptops, and pen drives, along with jihadi literature.

The madarasa and mosques have become a hub for shady terror activities in Bangladesh.

on August 26 (Friday), the Assam Police arrested another person linked to Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Assam’s Goalpara district.

Hafizur Rahman Mufti, the arrested terrorist, is a resident of Goalpara and was working as a cleric in a madarsa located in the region.

On 27 August, he Assam police arrested two more imams linked with Islamic terror groups. The two Imams were arrested by the Goalpara Police in Assam as part of a broad anti-terror operation against the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and the Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent. Jalaluddin Sheikh (49), the imam of Tilapara Natun Masjid, and Abdus Subhan (43), the imam of Tinkunia Shantipur Masjid, Mornoi were questioned by police for many hours by the police.

Jamiul Huda Madarsa in the Moirabari area had to be sealed because Mufti Mustafa, who was running it, was arrested for his links with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team & AQIS (Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent).