Mithilanchal: Land of Vidyapati in grip of jehadis

This has outmatched Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh leaving the nation and security agencies aghast as 12 out of 16 top IM catches made in the last six years were from Darbhanga and Madhubani. The arrest of Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar from Motihari-Nepal border in August is a warning in advance that the peace loving Mithilanchal is in the confirming grips of agents of hatred.

Shankerdeo Jha from Darbhanga/Madhubani

Letters painted deep and bold have either now fainted away on the walls of this part of Darbhanga or the rest were coated freshly to cover-up those big and bold advertisements of one Unani practitioner Doctor Saheb (Doctor Imran) claiming treatments of incurable cancer to bringing masculinity back.

This is the story of Urdu Bazar, Bhigo, Syednagar, Karamganj, Abhanda and many other localities of Darbhanga Talk in whispe that India’s most wanted and co-founder of terrorist organisation; Indian Mujahideen (IM) had not only lived here for many years as ‘doctor’ but even had married a local girl. Security agencies have identified the man as Yasin Bhatkal: India’s most wanted terror machine and mastermind behind at least 11 terror attacks across the country killing at least 446 civilians and maiming uncountable numbers. Mithilanchal has leaped into national infamy again with lead dateline in the papers for days now, persistently flashing on television. Police, IB, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the media have been running daily circles round it secretly and openly. In second week of September, NIA team brought Bhatkal back to Darbhanga and interrogated at least a dozen who knowingly or unknowingly provided shelter to this man in his mission to spread poisons among Muslim youths here in Mithilanchal.

Mithilanchal covering a vast cultural and linguistic swathe of northern Bihar, rich with culture has turned into gazetted hotbed and terror factory of Islamic terrorism over the years. In one sense, it has outmatched Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh leaving the nation and security agencies aghast as 12 out of 16 top IM catches made in the last six years were from Darbhanga and Madhubani.

The arrest of Yas