NIA arrests 4 suspected terrorists in Assam

The search operations started on Friday and were conducted by a special team of NIA, assisted by teams of the Assam Police

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested four suspected terrorists from Assam’s Goalpara and Bongaigaon districts in different operations conducted on Friday and Saturday, officials said.

The four suspected terrorists were arrested by NIA last year and were released on bail recently. (Representative Image)

Three of them were arrested from Goalpara while one was nabbed from Bongaigaon. All of them were arrested by NIA last year and were released on bail recently, said people familiar with the matter.

The search operations started on Friday and were conducted by a special team of NIA, assisted by teams of the Assam Police.

Superintendent of police (SP) of Goalpara district, Rakhesh Reddy told HT that NIA was conducting the operation under a case registered in their Guwahati office. “We provided the support as per the orders, we don’t have specific information about the case,” he said.

The persons arrested from Goalpara have been identified as Abdus Suwahan, a resident of Govindapur, Jalauddin, a resident of Matia, and Abdus Suwahan, a resident of Tinkonia, according to the police.