As part of its sustained efforts in "Operation Praghat" against Islamic extremists, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police has arrested another Ansarullah Bangla Team terrorist
Days after Assam police in collaboration with police in West Bengal and Kerala arrested eight jihadi terrorists, their interrogation has revealed that they were attempting to cut off northeast India from rthe est of the country at the Siliguri corridor
"We will tell Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal to free Bengal from Modi’s rule and declare independence," Muhammad Jasimuddin Rahmani was quoted as saying by The Print.
On 12th August 2013, Rahamani was arrested in Barguna in connection to inciting people to commit violence. 30 members of the Ansarullah Bangla Team were also arrested. Since his arrest in 2013, Rahamani has remained in jail. He is facing six different cases and a charge sheet has been filed by the police in all the cases against him.