The first two arrests of Umar Faruk and Robiul Islam, a Bangladeshi came on February 15 from a hideout at Majherpara in Hatiara, near New Town, in Kolkata. The other six were picked up on February 21, from Tiruppur District in Tamil Nadu, where they worked in three garment factories. The six are identified as, Mohammad Sefayat Hossain, 34, Mizanur Rehman, 32, Umar, 32, Mohammad Liton, 40, Zahidul Islam, 40, and Mohammad Uzzal, 27. Officers said Lone was from Kangan village in Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir. “Umar Faruk has revealed he came in contact with Lone last March and was indoctrinated.

Source: The Telegraph February 23, 2026 11:41 UTC