Dhubri: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police has apprehended two high ranking leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Dhubri District, Assam. The intelligence that was received indicated that the individuals were planning to enter India through the Dhubri Sector of Assam to carry out sabotage activities.
Acting swiftly on the intelligence input, the Special Task Force (STF) team led by Partha Sarathi Mahanta, IGP (STF) and Kalyan Kumar Pathak, ASP (STF), along with other personnel, was deployed to track down the wanted accused who were also on the radar of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The STF team, after reaching Dhubri launched an extensive search along the international border area. On March 20, the accused individuals identified as Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and Anurag Singh alias Rehan were intercepted at the Dharmasala area of Dhubri, Assam after crossing the international border from Bangladesh.
Haris Farooqi is identified as the head of ISIS in India while his associate Anurag Singh, originally from Diwana, Panipat, converted to Islam and his wife is a Bangladeshi national.
The two terrorist has multiple pending cases at NIA, Delhi, ATS, Lucknow, among other agencies. The Special Task Force of Assam will hand over the two accused to NIA for further legal proceedings.
This successful operation underscores the proactive efforts of the security forces in handling terrorist activities and ensuring safety and security of the nation.
Our Citizen Reporter – Assam
Mr. Arnab Sarma
