GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on January 6, 2026, stated that the Assam Police had uncovered a Bangladesh-based Jihadi module a few days ago. In a post on X, Sarma informed that an action against the hidden Jihadis in the state is ongoing.
“Just a few days ago, the police in Assam uncovered a Jihadi module. Several Jihadis are hiding in the state, and action against them is ongoing,” Sarma wrote.
In a video statement shared in the post, Sarma highlighted the ongoing efforts against the jihadists in the state.
“There are Jihadis in Assam, and we have been getting evidence of it regularly for the past 10 years. We will continue to carry out such operations until the geopolitical situation in the state is improved,” he said.
The busted Bangladesh-based Jihadi module, linked to the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), was actively radicalising youth in Assam, according to the information shared in the post.
They used encrypted platforms like ‘Puba-Akash’ to recruit, indoctrinate and fund terror activities.
Assam Police uncovered cross-border terror links involving handlers from Bangladesh and local operatives, the post informed further.
Swift STF and Assam Police raids led to multiple arrests across Assam and Tripura, averting a major security threat.
Earlier in December 2025, the Assam government imposed a sweeping ban on the publication, circulation and possession, both physical and digital, of any radical or ‘jihadi’ material linked to terror outfits such as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS and other affiliated groups, in a bid to curb extremist propaganda in the state.
It further stated that Assam Police, Special Branch, Crime Investigation Department, District Senior Superintendents of Police, Cyber Crime Units, and all law-enforcement agencies shall ensure strict enforcement of this notification and take the necessary legal action under the applicable provisions of law against all violators.
It also stated that intelligence inputs, cyber-patrolling reports, and recent investigations undertaken by Assam Police and the Special Task Force (STF), Assam, indicate the continued circulation, possession, dissemination, and digital transmission of radical/jihadi literature, publications, documents, and digital propaganda materials linked to the above-mentioned proscribed organisations. (With inputs from ANI)
