West Bengal Police Uncover Dubai Connections of Arrested ABT Member
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Kolkata, Jan 1 (NationPress) The West Bengal Police have uncovered Dubai connections of Sajidul Islam, a highly sought-after member of the Bangladesh-based terror organization Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), who was detained last month.
The ABT operative was captured on December 30 of the previous year in Naoda, located in the Murshidabad district, following a coordinated effort by the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police and Assam Police.
The West Bengal Police have relayed this development to Assam Police, who subsequently took him into transit remand.
According to sources, Islam was living as a carpenter in Naoda. However, as per his neighbors, he often was not present at his residence and had informed them that his absences were due to job-related engagements.
Furthermore, sources revealed that he had traveled to various states bordering Bangladesh, and in October of last year, he made multiple trips to Dubai.
The West Bengal Police and Assam Police are currently investigating whether his trips to Dubai were associated with any ABT-related activities.
Interestingly, Islam is also the cousin of another notorious ABT member, Shad Radi, also known as Shab Sheikh, who was recently apprehended in Kerala.
Radi possessed two Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) issued in his name from separate Assembly constituencies within the Murshidabad district—one from Kandi and the other from Hariharpara.
Intelligence agencies, both central and state, have received reports about ABT members attempting to operate in the two districts of West Bengal that share porous international borders with Bangladesh, namely Murshidabad and Nadia.
There are also reports of ABT members trying to indoctrinate young individuals in nearby villages and recruit them as sleeper cell operatives.
In response to these developments, intelligence and security agencies have increased security and monitoring efforts in villages adjacent to the international border with Bangladesh, both land and coastal, following reports that a number of outsiders have recently begun residing in these border areas after renting accommodations.
The police have warned property owners in these villages to avoid renting to outsiders without verifying their credentials and to notify local police stations about any individuals they are accommodating.
