Two persons have been detained by Assam police in connection with a private Miya Museum dedicated to the Miya Muslim community on allegations of wrongful use of the premises.

New Delhi [India] May 21 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at two locations in Assam in connection with Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) case.

Guwahati Apr 24 PTI A suspected terrorist belonging to a Bangladesh-based outfit was arrested in Bongaigaon district of Assam making it the 12th such arrest since March in the state a police officer said on SundayThe man who was picked up from Bhandara village under Manikpur police station was remanded to judicial custody by a court during the day Bongaigaon superintendent of police Swapnaneel Deka told PTI We arrested one Syed Ahmed on Friday on the basis of the information provided by three other jihadis who were arrested and brought from Tripura recently he saidSuspected to be members of the Ansarullah Bangla Team a terrorist organisation based in Bangladesh the three were allegedly engaged in recruiting people and creating sleeper cellsThey were arrested in neighbouring Tripura on April eight and brought to Assam 10 days later in connection with a case registered against them at Jogighopa police station of BongaigaonDeka said a search operation was carried out in the garage of an absconding accused Hamidul who is wanted for having links with the outfit at a place under Jogighopa police station area Police sources said they have unearthed a training centre for terrorist activities in Dhakiapara village near Howly in Barpeta district bordering Bongaigaon We have learnt that training was conducted for two batches in that village a source said Documents of seven bank accounts and jihadi literature have also been recoveredEleven suspected terrorists including a Bangladeshi national were arrested in Barpeta district since March PTI SSG NN NN

Guwahati Apr 18 PTI Three persons arrested in Tripura for alleged links with a jihadi group based in Bangladesh were brought to Assam on Monday in connection with a case registered against them a police officer saidThe trio was engaged in recruiting and creating sleeper cells for their outfit he saidThe three accused - Abdul Kashim Hamid Ali and Imran Hussain were brought to Bongaigaon during the day the police officer said They hail from Sepahijala district of Tripura A Tripura court handed them to us on transit remand on Saturday on the basis of a case registered against them in Jogighopa police station in our district he saidThey had been arrested in Tripura on April 8The suspects are believed to be members of the Ansarullah Bangla Team a fundamentalist militant outfit in Bangladesh On possible links between the trio arrested from Tripura and those apprehended in Barpeta district of Assam the police officer said more details will be known after interrogating them Eleven suspected jihadists have been arrested in Barpeta district since March including six on FridayA Bangladeshi national was also among those arrested in March PTI SSG MM MM

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 11 (ANI): National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Kolkata on Thursday convicted and sentenced an 'Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)' operative Samad Mia for his involvement in a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in India. ABT is a banned Bangladesh based terrorist outfit.