Assam Terrorism

The Assam Police carried out searches in several places across the state on Independence Day after the banned terror group ULFA(I) claimed to have planted explosives in at least 19 places.

A man in Assam has been arrested for allegedly sourcing drone parts to supply to a terror group in Manipur's valley areas, sources in the state police's special task force (STF) said today.

A man who tried to sneak into Manipur carrying 10 high-end drone batteries for a terror group has been arrested by the Assam Special Task Force (STF), the police said in a statement today.

The Centre has held a discussion with the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom in an attempt to find a solution to the decades-old insurgency problem in the state.

More than 100 former militants joined the ruling BJP in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. They were previously cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and were led by Nabin Chandra Bodo.

A former student leader facing trial for his alleged role in an ULFA-triggered bomb blast in Guwahati has been awarded the gold medal by the Assam governor for topping his post-graduation examination, which he took from behind the bars.

Jiban Singha Koch and nine-member of his groupsurrendered before security forces in the Longwa region in Mon district last Friday, sources added.

To counter radicalization of madarasas, more than 100 small, private madrassas in Assam have been merged with large ones, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta told reporters today.

Former Assam MLA Hitesh Basumatary was arrested along with two other persons for allegedly being involved in efforts to form a terror group, police said on Saturday.

Altogether 53 alleged 'jihadis', including one from Bangladesh, have been arrested in Assam so far, the state government informed the Assembly on Saturday.

The banned ULFA (Independent) outfit on Tuesday took responsibility for an ambush on an Army patrol party in Assam's Tinsukia district on the previous day, in which security forces have claimed that at least one terrorist was injured.

First Information Report Filed by National Investigation Agency says the objective of the module is to radicalise the youth, propagate terror and wage war against India

Assam Police on Tuesday busted yet another terror module backed by Al-Qaeda in the Subcontinent, or AQIS, and arrested two people belonging to Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

Assam Police arrested four operatives, including a madrasa teacher, belonging to the Ansarullah Bangla Team during raids in Tamulpur and Nalbari

Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Dr Minarul Sheikh, currently in Assam Police's custody, will be key in probing suspected links between the organisation and Al Qaeda-backed terror cells in the state, police sources said.

The Assam Police carried out searches in several places across the state on Independence Day after the banned terror group ULFA(I) claimed to have planted explosives in at least 19 places.

A man in Assam has been arrested for allegedly sourcing drone parts to supply to a terror group in Manipur's valley areas, sources in the state police's special task force (STF) said today.

A man who tried to sneak into Manipur carrying 10 high-end drone batteries for a terror group has been arrested by the Assam Special Task Force (STF), the police said in a statement today.

The Centre has held a discussion with the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom in an attempt to find a solution to the decades-old insurgency problem in the state.

More than 100 former militants joined the ruling BJP in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. They were previously cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and were led by Nabin Chandra Bodo.

A former student leader facing trial for his alleged role in an ULFA-triggered bomb blast in Guwahati has been awarded the gold medal by the Assam governor for topping his post-graduation examination, which he took from behind the bars.

Jiban Singha Koch and nine-member of his groupsurrendered before security forces in the Longwa region in Mon district last Friday, sources added.

To counter radicalization of madarasas, more than 100 small, private madrassas in Assam have been merged with large ones, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta told reporters today.

Former Assam MLA Hitesh Basumatary was arrested along with two other persons for allegedly being involved in efforts to form a terror group, police said on Saturday.

Altogether 53 alleged 'jihadis', including one from Bangladesh, have been arrested in Assam so far, the state government informed the Assembly on Saturday.

The banned ULFA (Independent) outfit on Tuesday took responsibility for an ambush on an Army patrol party in Assam's Tinsukia district on the previous day, in which security forces have claimed that at least one terrorist was injured.

First Information Report Filed by National Investigation Agency says the objective of the module is to radicalise the youth, propagate terror and wage war against India

Assam Police on Tuesday busted yet another terror module backed by Al-Qaeda in the Subcontinent, or AQIS, and arrested two people belonging to Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

Assam Police arrested four operatives, including a madrasa teacher, belonging to the Ansarullah Bangla Team during raids in Tamulpur and Nalbari

Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Dr Minarul Sheikh, currently in Assam Police's custody, will be key in probing suspected links between the organisation and Al Qaeda-backed terror cells in the state, police sources said.