Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Bengal Terror Suspect Arrested, Linked to Foreign Handlers
A man named Hamim Mondal was caught by police in West Bengal, India.
He is suspected of being a terrorist who worked with people in other countries like Pakistan and the United States.
His girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, was also arrested because she helped plan bad things.
The police say they were trying to cause trouble at a big protest in Delhi and might have wanted to hurt a state leader.
They found messages that show they were planning to get weapons and spy on important people.
The police are investigating how they were connected to foreign helpers.
This case shows how the government is trying to stop dangerous plans that could hurt the country.
Hamim Mondal, a Pakistan-linked terror suspect, was arrested in Purba Bardhaman district by West Bengal Special Task Force.
The FIR alleges Mondal had foreign handlers via social media and WhatsApp, including contacts in Pakistan, the US, UK, and Mexico.
His girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, was also arrested in Jharkhand for alleged conspiracy to kidnap and extort the son of state minister Umesh Ray.
The suspects are accused of planning to disrupt public order at Delhi's Jantar Mantar during the Cockroach Janta Party protest and possibly assassinate West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
The case claims the network recruited locals, arranged weapons, gathered intelligence, and threatened India's sovereignty and national security.
- Who
- Hamim Mondal, a suspected terrorist, and his girlfriend Arpita Sarkar
- What
- Arrest and investigation of a terror network linked to Pakistan
- When
- Arrested two days ago
- Where
- Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To disrupt public order and threaten national security
- Suspect
- Hamim Mondal
- Arresting Agency
- West Bengal Special Task Force
- Foreign Handlers
- Pakistan, US, UK, Mexico
- Target Location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Alleged Plot
- Disrupt protest, possible assassination of Suvendu Adhikari