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NIA arrests another suspect in alleged JMB offshoot conspiracy
India’s National Investigation Agency has arrested an unnamed suspect in West Bengal in a terrorism conspiracy case.
The agency says the alleged plot involved Imam Mahmuder Kafila, an offshoot of the banned Jama'at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
Investigators say the group sought to spread extremist ideas and expand its network in West Bengal and India’s north-eastern states.
They allege that the plan included radicalising and recruiting young people through meetings, religious programmes, literature and digital platforms such as Telegram.
The agency says it recovered mobile phones, memory cards and other digital devices from the suspect.
The arrest follows the detention of 13 people in raids across Assam, West Bengal and Kerala on September 29; a charge sheet was filed against 11 people on June 25.
The investigation is continuing, and the agency has not named the newly arrested suspect.
India’s National Investigation Agency has arrested an unnamed suspect from West Bengal in a case involving an alleged conspiracy by an offshoot of Jama'at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
The agency said it recovered digital devices, including mobile phones and memory cards, from the suspect.
The investigation concerns Imam Mahmuder Kafila, which the agency describes as an offshoot of JMB.
The agency alleges the group sought to spread extremist ideology and expand its network in West Bengal and India’s north-eastern states.
Thirteen people were arrested in the case on September 29, and a charge sheet was filed against 11 people on June 25.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency arrested an unnamed suspect from West Bengal.
- What
- The suspect was arrested in a case concerning an alleged conspiracy by an offshoot of Jama'at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
- When
- The arrest was announced on Sunday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- West Bengal, India.
- Why
- The NIA alleges the suspect was involved in a conspiracy to spread extremist ideology and expand the group’s terrorist network.
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The conspiracy involved the radicalisation of vulnerable youth, the propagation of extremist ideology and the recruitment of individuals into the organisation.
The NIA filed a charge sheet against 11 people in the case.
Thirteen people were arrested in raids across Assam, West Bengal and Kerala.
The NIA arrested another suspect from West Bengal in connection with the case.
- Latest arrest
- One unnamed suspect
- Arrest location
- West Bengal
- Earlier arrests
- 13 people on September 29
- Charge sheet
- Filed against 11 people on June 25
- Alleged offshoot
- Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK)
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