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Assam Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Pakistan-Linked Terror Network
Assam Police arrested a man named Mrigen Saloi on Monday.
Police say he may have been connected to a terror network based in Pakistan.
The network is known as the Shahzad Bhatti network.
Officers arrested him from a rented house in Gauripur.
They said they found electronic devices and documents with him.
Saloi had been working for a private company in Changsari for about a year.
Police say he had contact with several people in Pakistan who were suspected of being linked to the network.
Five people have now been arrested in the investigation.
The allegations still have to be established through the investigation and legal process.
Assam Police arrested 31-year-old Mrigen Saloi in Kamrup district on Monday.
Police allege Saloi was linked to the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti network.
Electronic devices and documents were reportedly seized during the operation.
Saloi was arrested from a rented house in Gauripur under Changsari police limits.
The arrest brings the number apprehended in the case to five, with earlier arrests across four districts.
- Who
- Assam Police's Special Task Force arrested Mrigen Saloi, 31, who is alleged to have links to the Shahzad Bhatti network.
- What
- Police arrested Saloi and said they seized electronic devices and documents from him.
- Where
- He was arrested from a rented house in Gauripur, in Assam's Kamrup district, under Changsari police station limits.
- When
- The arrest took place early Monday.
- Why
- Police said the arrest was part of an investigation into extremist and anti-national networks and alleged contacts with Pakistan-based individuals linked to the Shahzad Bhatti network.
Key facts
- Arrested person
- Mrigen Saloi, 31
- Arresting agency
- Assam Police Special Task Force
- Location
- Gauripur, Kamrup district, Assam
- Alleged network
- Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti network
- Seized items
- Electronic devices and documents
- Total apprehended
- Five people
- Earlier arrests
- Dhubri, Chirang, Barpeta and Hailakandi districts
Quotes
Assam Police chief public relations officer
The Assam Police official who issued the arrest statement
“Mrigen Saloi, a permanent resident of Belsor in Nalbari district, had been working with a private company in Changsari for approximately one year. He was apprehended from a rented house early on Monday. During the investigation, it was found that he was in contact with several Pakistan-based individuals suspected to be associated with the Shahzad Bhatti network.”
telegraphindia.com
“The apprehended person has been identified as Mrigen Saloi (31). Incriminating articles, including electronic devices and documents, were seized from his possession during the operation.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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