New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said that it has arrested an accused on Sunday, in connection with the Al-Qaeda case of West Bengal and Kerala.
According to NIA officials, the accused was identified as Abdul Momin Mondal (32), resident of Murshidabad in West Bengal. He was working as a teacher in Raipur Darur Huda Islamia Madrassa in Murshidabad and during the search of his residence, some digital devices were seized.
'He was involved in a series of conspiratorial meetings convened by the members of the Al-Qaeda module and was also trying to recruit new members for the group and raising funds for furthering its terrorist activities,' they said.
This case was registered on September 11 this year and related to anti-national activities by a group of Jihadi terrorists, consisting of more than 10 members, inspired by globally proscribed terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda, who were planning to carry out anti-national and terrorist activities at different locations in India, not limited to West Bengal, Delhi and Kerala, the anti-terror probe agency further said.
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