Jaish-e-Mohammed suspect arrested after scouting West Bengal chief minister's neighbourhood
Police say a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative, Hamim Mondal, was detained for monitoring Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and scouting the area around his Kolkata residence.
The Special Task Force apprehended Hamim Mondal in Purba Bardaman last week on accusations of tracking West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. Investigators also allege that Mondal surveyed the vicinity of the chief minister's official home in Kolkata. Authorities linked the suspect to the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The arrest follows heightened security concerns in the state. No further details on charges or potential prosecution were released.
Why it matters
It highlights security threats to Indian political leaders from foreign militant groups.
In this story
Related stories
2 in this thread