Assam: Another fundamentalist arrested by STF in Kokrajhar
Assam: Another fundamentalist arrested by STF in Kokrajhar

Guwahati: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police has arrested another suspected fundamentalist from Kokrajhar,

A police statement said that the suspect is among the prime suspects in an STF Police Station case (21/2024).

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The accused has been identified as Gazi Rahman, 35, a resident of Korajhar in Assam.

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The STF has initiated necessary legal action and will continue to investigate and apprehend all individuals connected to the case, the statement said.

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The arrested suspect, Gazi Rahman

He was arrested in the ongoing ‘Operation Praghat’ launched by the STF.

However, the police statement did not state if he was a member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

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Last week three persons were arrested in the same case.

The STF apprehended a wanted fundamentalist in Dhubri district on Friday morning.

On Christmas Eve, two others were arrested with arms & ammo in Kokrajhar.

Additionally, a week prior, the STF dismantled a terror module, arresting eight individuals, including a Bangladeshi national, across three states.

 

A law & order journalist from Assam who has been working for North East Now as the Senior Reporter since 2018. His beats include politics and the environment. Follow Mohsin Khaiyam on https://twitter.com/mohsinkhaiyam...