3 Bangladeshis held in Kolkata over ‘JMB links’

Three Bangladeshis were arrested in India’s Kolkata on Sunday over their suspected links with the terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

The special task force (STF) of Kolkata Police apprehended Naziur Rahman Pavel,30, Mekail Khan,30, and Rabiul Islam,22, police said in a press conference, reports Hindustan Times.

The police are trying to find out if the three had plans to carry out a terror attack in Kolkata.

They posed as traders and used to sell fruits and mosquito nets, according to police.

The suspects were living in a rented flat at Haridevpur on the outskirts of Kolkata, said V Solomon Nesakumar, joint commissioner of police, STF.

“Militant literature and documents seized from the suspects prove their links with JMB. Fake identity cards were also seized. There is a diary that contains the names of Islamic State (IS) leaders,” he said.

“We have scrutinized their social media profiles. There is proof of their links with JMB terrorists,” said Aparajita Rai, deputy commissioner of police, STF.

“These men had links with Al Amin, the JMB leader based in Bangladesh,” she added.