On June 24 this year, police in India arrested four militant suspects, reportedly including three Bangladeshis with one Mamuner Rashid among them, in Kolkata. Zahirul joined the militant group through Shafiqul Islam alias Mollaji and Mostafa Mohsin Arif before travelling to India with them, according to Saiful. Zahirul, Mollaji and Arif had received “militancy training” in India as well, he said. “A section of the militant group hides in India sometimes due to the crackdown here. Police are questioning Mollaji and Arif in custody to tease out further information, he said.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2019 21:56 UTC