Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Fourth Suspect Linked To Alleged Pakistan-Based Network Arrested
Police in Assam arrested a 21-year-old man named Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan.
They say he is connected to an alleged network based in Pakistan.
The arrest happened in Hailakandi district.
Special Task Force officers and Hailakandi Police worked together.
Police said Barbhuiyan was wanted in a case and had been avoiding arrest.
Officers also found documents and other materials.
This is the fourth arrest in the investigation.
The police are continuing to investigate the network’s alleged activities in Assam.
Assam Police’s Special Task Force arrested Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan, 21, in Hailakandi district.
The arrest occurred during a joint operation by the STF and Hailakandi Police.
Barbhuiyan was wanted in a police case and had allegedly been avoiding arrest.
Documents and other investigation-related materials were recovered during the operation.
The arrest is the fourth in the probe into the alleged Shahzad Bhatti Network in Assam.
- Who
- The Assam Police Special Task Force and Hailakandi Police arrested Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan, 21.
- What
- Barbhuiyan was arrested in a probe into the alleged Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network.
- When
- The articles do not specify the date of the arrest.
- Where
- The arrest took place in the Ramnathpur Police Station area of Hailakandi district, Assam.
- Why
- Police said Barbhuiyan was wanted in a case connected to the investigation and had been avoiding arrest.
- Suspect
- Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan, 21
- District
- Hailakandi, Assam
- Arresting agencies
- Assam Police Special Task Force and Hailakandi Police
- Alleged network
- Shahzad Bhatti Network, described as Pakistan-based
- Arrest count
- Fourth arrest in the case
- Recovered materials
- Documents and other materials relevant to the investigation
- Earlier arrests
- Alleged operatives were previously arrested in Dhubri, Chirang, and Barpeta districts