53 ‘jihadis’ arrested in Assam so far in 2022: Assam CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, told the parliament that foreign nationals are allegedly engaging in ‘jihadi’ operations in the state on Saturday, TOI reported.

He informed the house in a written reply that as many as 53 alleged “jihadis” had been detained in Assam since March, including one from Bangladesh.

CM Sarma further said that five Bangladeshi nationals Usman alias Aminul Islam alias Mehdi Hasan, Abdullah Talha alias Jakir Bhai, Mehbub alias Mehbubur Rahman, Alamgir alias Mohammad Talha and Jahangir alias Ibrahim alias Hanif are still absconding.