Guwahati: The police arrested a suspected jihadi in Guwahati on Wednesday as part of their ongoing campaign against jihadi terror cells in Assam.
The jihadi has been identified as Ajmal Hussain alias Amzad.
According to reports, Amzad had connections to Mohammed Suman, the jihadi who was detained in Barpeta, through the Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
Amzad was in command of the Guwahati module for the terrorist group. He was a trader by trade and used to transport items from the Barpeta side of the border to Guwahati, where he met Suman.
Reportedly, Amzad joined the terrorist group in Bangladesh.
The terrorist was taken into custody by the Goalpara and Guwahati Police at his home in Fatasil Ambari on Wednesday. Numerous AQIS publications and posters have been taken after search operations at Amzad’s home.
The arrested jihadi has been taken to Goalpara.