Overview
- Ten suspects were picked up across Assam’s Barpeta, Chirang, Baksa and Darrang districts and one in West Tripura during intelligence-led raids on the night of December 29–30.
- Assam Police say the detainees are tied to Imam Mahmuder Kafila, founded in 2018 by ex-JMB member Jewel Mahmud and aligned with the Ghazwatul Hind narrative.
- Investigators cite encrypted platforms, notably a group called Purva Akash, as hubs for radicalisation, communication and recruitment using audiovisual pledges of allegiance.
- Police allege funds were pooled locally and routed to Bangladesh via hawala and small bank/UPI transfers, and that some recruits traveled on valid documents to meet handlers or train.
- An STF case (No. 06/2025, dated Dec 28) has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act; those arrested are in custody as investigators trace financing chains and Bangladesh-based coordinators Umar and Khalid.