Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Assam Police Bust Jihadi Network Linked to Bangladesh
The Assam Police recently uncovered and dismantled a jihadi network that was operating in Assam, Tripura, and parts of West Bengal.
This network was linked to a group in Bangladesh and was involved in activities like radicalising people, collecting funds, and planning violent actions.
The police arrested 11 people involved in this network.
During questioning, these individuals admitted to their roles in the network, including travelling to Bangladesh for meetings and training.
They also confessed to using mosques and other places to spread their extremist ideas and to plan attacks.
The goal of the network was to create violence and unrest in the region by misusing religious beliefs.
Assam Police dismantled a Bangladesh-linked jihadi network operating in Assam, Tripura, and West Bengal.
11 individuals were arrested, with 10 from Assam and 1 from West Tripura.
The network was involved in radicalisation, fund collection, and planning armed jihad.
Confessions revealed funding activities in Barpeta, Chirang, and Lower Assam, and indoctrination sessions in mosques.
The network had links with the Bangladesh-based extremist outfit Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK).
- Who
- Assam Police, Special Task Force (STF), central security agencies
- What
- Busting a Bangladesh-linked jihadi network
- When
- April or May 2024 (Bangladesh visit), recent (arrests and confessions)
- Where
- Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Bangladesh
- Why
- To dismantle a network involved in radicalisation, funding, and planning armed jihad
Law Enforcement Perspective
Suspects' Perspective
Nature of the Network
Law Enforcement Perspective
The network was involved in radicalisation, fund collection, and planning armed jihad, posing a significant threat to regional security.
Suspects' Perspective
The suspects may deny the allegations, claiming their activities were misrepresented or taken out of context.
Use of Religious Institutions
Law Enforcement Perspective
The network used mosques for indoctrination sessions, exploiting religious spaces for extremist purposes.
Suspects' Perspective
The suspects might argue that their activities in mosques were religious and not intended for radicalisation.
- Number of Arrested
- 11
- Locations of Arrests
- Assam, West Tripura
- Funding Sources
- Barpeta, Chirang, Lower Assam
- Radicalisation Locations
- Mosques, multiple locations
- Linked Extremist Outfit
- Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK)
- Purpose of Bangladesh Visit
- Meetings and training sessions
