Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Assam CM Links USTM to Al Qaeda
The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that a university called USTM was started with money from a group connected to Al Qaeda.
He asked people not to study there because the certificates might not be useful.
A woman linked to USTM was arrested for using fake diplomatic car plates.
The Chief Minister also mentioned that the university's chancellor, Mahbabul Hoque, has been in trouble before for cheating and forging documents.
He advised people to stay away from the university.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged USTM was founded with money from an Al Qaeda-linked organization.
A Guwahati woman associated with USTM was arrested for using forged diplomatic registration plates.
Sarma urged people not to enroll in USTM and warned about the potential irrelevance of its certificates.
Haque, the chancellor, is accused of forging his OBC certificate and multiple arrests related to exam fraud.
Sarma has previously accused Haque of 'flood jihad' against Guwahati.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
- What
- Alleged that USTM was founded with money from an Al Qaeda-linked organization
- When
- January 25
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam
- Why
- To warn people against supporting USTM and its chancellor
- University
- University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM)
- Chancellor
- Mahbabul Hoque
- Accusation
- Funding from Al Qaeda-linked organization
- Arrested Individual
- Guwahati woman with forged diplomatic plates
- Chief Minister
- Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Location
- Near Guwahati, Assam
- Allegations Against Haque
- Forging OBC certificate, multiple arrests, exam fraud