6 Terror Suspects With Al-Qaeda Network Links Arrested In Assam
NDTV
The arrests were a result of leads that came out of investigations in another set of arrests in Barpeta last month when five people, including a Bangladeshi national, were arrested for alleged links with the same group.
Six suspected terrorists having links with Bangladesh-based terror group Ansarul Islam were arrested in Barpeta district of Assam and charged under the tough anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the police said on Saturday.
The Ansarul Islam has links with Al-Qaeda in Indian Sub continent' (AQIS).
Barpeta Superintendent of Police Amitava Sinha said the six suspects having links with the 'Al-Qaeda in Indian Sub continent' (AQIS) were arrested from a madrassa at Howly on Friday.
The arrests were a result of leads that came out of investigations in another set of arrests in Barpeta last month when five people, including a Bangladeshi national, were arrested for alleged links with the same group.
