Priyanka Devi Kshetrimayum
On May 10, 2025, the Special Task Force (STF) arrested an operative of the transborder Islamist group, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Abbas Uddin Mollah, from Pathra village in the Diamond Harbour of South 24-Parganas District in West Bengal.
On May 9, 2025, the STF arrested two JMB operatives, Ajmol Hossain (28) and Saheb Ali Khan (28), from Birbhum District, West Bengal. Ajmol Hossain was arrested at Nalhati, and Saheb Ali Khan in Murarai. STF suspected that they also maintained links with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
After the arrests, the STF disclosed that these persons had been involved in procuring firearms and were planning to prepare explosives for the furtherance of the purported Ghazwatul Hind (the prophesied Islamic conquest of India). The three JMB operatives were produced in the Rampurhat Court of Birbhum District.
Saikat Hati, the Assistant Public Prosecutor of Rampurhat Court, remarked, “All three were connected with JMB, and their role was to increase the membership of the banned outfit by promoting radical ideology. They used to share their thoughts, narratives, and agendas through highly encrypted social media platforms.”
Indian intelligence agencies have increased surveillance in West Bengal following the arrests, particularly in the Murshidabad and Malda Districts, which share borders with Bangladesh. Additionally, Birbhum, East Burdwan, and Hooghly Districts have also been brought under this special surveillance, to identify potential threats.
According to partial data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), at least three cadres/associates of JMB have been arrested in the current year (data till May 18, 2025). No JMB operatives were arrested in 2024.
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