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Assam: 8 arrested Hijbul linkmen handed over to NIA

First Published: 1st November, 2018 16:44 IST

Eight persons arrested by the Assam police in suspicion of maintaining links with terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen have been handed over to the National Investigation Agency after being produced before

Eight persons arrested by the Assam police in suspicion of maintaining links with terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen have been handed over to the National Investigation Agency after being produced before a NIA court today.

The eight linkmen of the Pakistani terrorist organization were arrested after police launched a crackdown following Qamer-uz-Zaman’s arrest in Kanpur.

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It may be mentioned that these persons were arrested after preliminary investigations revealed that they had maintained close links with Hizbul terrorist Qamer-uz-Zaman, who hails from Jamunamukh in Hojai constituency.

The eight arrested accomplices of Qamer are- Saiful Islam who is the brother of Qamer-uz, Shah Nawaz Alam, Saidul Alam, Omar Farookh, Riyazuddin, Mohammed Joynal Ahmed, Badrul Islam and arms dealer Abimanyu Chauhan.

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