150 under scanner in Assam for Islamic State links
IB officials say that Assam, which has been under their watch for some time now, is becoming a hotbed for the dreaded Islamic State
The Intelligence Bureau has placed under scanner 150 youth from Assam for alleged links with the Islamic State. The spread of the IS from Bangladesh to West Bengal and Assam with the help of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen is a well-known fact. Intelligence Bureau officials say that the IS has managed to spread its ideology deep into the system in West Bengal and it is attempting the same in Assam as well.
It has been found that several splinter outfits which work for the JMB and the IS combine in Assam. Signs of the IS rising in Assam were witnessed in 2016, when nearly 40 persons were arrested for their links with the terrorist outfit.
Assam
has
been
on
the
radar
of
the
IS
for
long.
Along
with
West
Bengal
and
Bangladesh,
Assam
forms
part
of
the
ambitious
Bengal
Caliphate
proposed
to
be
set
up
by
the
IS.
When
the
Burdwan
episode
broke
out
in
2014,
several
operatives
of
the
JMB
were
traced
to
Assam
as
well.
During
questioning
the
accused
revealed
that
terrorists
had
slipped
into
India
through
both
Assam
and
West
Bengal.
There
is
a
huge
migrant
population
in
both
these
states
and
a
weak
border
has
only
made
it
easier
for
terrorists
to
slip
in,
officials
say.
During a recent meeting held in Guwahati, the issue relating to the IS had cropped up. It was decided that the state administration would coordinate closely with the central agencies to stem this rot before it went out of hand.
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