Day after two dubious Imams were arrested, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, stated on Monday that it should be maintained that the villagers notify the police as soon as an imam enters their community and they do not recognize him.

Sarma spoke with journalists in Guwahati and stated, “We have made some SoP that if any Imam comes to your village and you do not know him, immediately inform the Police Station, they will verify, only after that, they can stay. Our Muslim community of Assam is helping us in this work.”

Himanta further added, “We’re also making a portal for Imam & other people who are coming to madrasa from outside the state. Those from Assam, do not need to register their names in that portal, people from outside will have to register their names in the portal.”

Following the arrest of two Imams in Assam by the Goalpara Police as part of a more extensive anti-terror operation against the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and the Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent, the Assam Chief Minister made these remarks. After being questioned by police for many hours, Jalaluddin Sheikh (49), the imam of Tilapara Natun Masjid, and Abdus Subhan (43), the imam of Tinkunia Shantipur Masjid, Mornoi, were both taken into custody.

Five Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) modules have been disbanded over the course of the last five months, according to chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who made the announcement earlier.

The CM claimed that due to the police breaking into mosques, jihadi activities in Assam had become a serious issue. The CM claimed that as a result of the police dismantling different Islamist modules made up of Bangladeshi immigrants, jihadi activities in Assam had given rise to serious concerns. Police in other jurisdictions has also dismantled a number of jihadi and terror modules.

 

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