Assam Police arrests 16 persons including absconding Bangladeshi terrorist

Guwahati: Assam Police has so far arrested 16 persons including a Bangladeshi terrorist from different parts of the state for their link with Ansarul Bangla Team (ABT) and Al-Qaida Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). In an interview, Hiren Nath, Additional Director General of Police (Special Branch) of Assam Police said that in recent three cases, police have arrested 16 persons so far.

“Out of them, one named Md Suman alias Saiful Islam alias Haroon Rashid hailing from Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district is the kingpin. He escaped from Bangladesh. In the month of February last year, the anti-terror tribunal of Dhaka passed a death sentence against six persons and he was among the six persons who were absconding,” Hiren Nath said.