Assam police seeks help of Muslims in identifying JMB members
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The Assam police on Friday sought the help of Muslims in Assam in identifying members of a brand new module of the extremist Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
The attraction adopted the arrest of two recruits of the module in western Assam’s Dhubri district bordering Bangladesh. The police recovered 4 firearms and ₹1.02 lakh in faux Indian forex notes from the duo.
“…we appeal to the respected Muslim community and their leaders to come forward and assist us in identifying the other members of this module. We also appeal to them to help us bring all such radicalized elements to mainstream,” Assam’s Director-General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta tweeted.
He additionally suggested Muslim society to not entertain the “radicalised elements” however help the police.
“We will not allow any orientation for radicalisation. We received information that some elements of this module have been frequenting Bangladesh,” he added.
Muslims are a majority in Dhubri, accounting for 79.67% of the district’s inhabitants (2011 Census).
Mr. Mahanta stated police investigations revealed some Bangladeshi mullahs received Indian visas for the aim of remedy in Chennai however violated the visa guidelines by visiting totally different components of Assam to radicalise folks.
The State police had in 2014 busted a JMB module in western Assam’s Barpeta, which ranks second after Dhubri in phrases of the Muslim inhabitants, and arrested greater than a dozen folks. This module had unfold to Baksa district, police stated.
Additional Director General of Police (Special Branch) Hiren Nath stated the JMB components blended in as abnormal folks plying varied trades. “They misguide the youth and make them follow the JMB’s ideology,” he stated.
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