Suspected Jaish member arrested in Bengal, cops say he was tracking CM Adhikari

Officers of Bengal police’s Special Task Force arrested Hamid Mondal from a housing complex in Bardhaman

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A suspected member of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed has been arrested in West Bengal’s Bardhaman, police sources have claimed. The sources have said material recovered from Hamid Mondal’s phone suggests that he was collecting information about Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

Officers of Bengal police’s Special Task Force arrested Mondal from a rented accommodation in a housing complex in Bardhaman, about 100 km from Kolkata, late on Thursday.

Police sources say Mondal is suspected to be associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed and was in touch with a Pak-based handler. Originally from Howrah, Mondal had been living in Bardhaman for the past two months and working in a garment factory, they said. The STF and Bardhaman police are questioning Mondal, the sources said.

Asked about the arrest, Chief Minister Adhikari said, “It’s a sensitive issue. STF and senior police officers are handling the case. He may have international connections; police are investigating. The STF will hold a press conference tomorrow (Saturday).”

According to police sources, Mondal was arrested in an STF raid at an upscale housing complex in Bardhaman. The sources said that the investigators have found that before moving to Bardhaman, Mondal had been staying in a rented flat at Kolkata’s New Town.

Preliminary information suggests that he had been tracking the movements of Chief Minister Adhikari and the routes his convoy took. An analysis of his phone and digital records has revealed he was in touch with Pak-based handlers, police sources claimed. According to a source, the investigators are probing whether Mondal is an Indian citizen. Owners of the houses Mondal lived in are being questioned to find out if they got a police verification done before renting out their premises, police sources said.

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