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GUWAHATI, NOV 2
Jehadis from Bangladesh are "exporting" Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism to the northeast with the Jamatul Mujahideen playing a key role in such activities, a senior Assam Police official said today.
Jehadi and other foreign elements had infiltrated into the region and had been active in Assam since 1994, when youths from the state were sent to the neighbouring country for training in terror camps, Inspector General of Police (Special Branch) Khagen Sarma told reporters here.
Pakistan's ISI is supporting the jehadis to destabilise the nation, he said.
After Bangladeshi Muslim militants were unable to go to Afghanistan following the installation of a civil government there, these elements turned their attention to the northeast, Sarma said.
These elements, who triggered a series of blasts on August 17 last year in Bangladesh, are now working under the Jamatul Mujahideen that has the responsibility of operational control of jehadis in the northeast, he claimed.
Asked about groups harbouring jehadis in Assam, Sarma said, "The number of organisations is not material, but the jehadis are working under the umbrella of Jamatul Mujahideen. The recruitment of jehadis in the state is an ongoing process."
Since 2001, at least 198 jehadis were arrested and another 58 surrendered in Assam.
The export of Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism to the northeast, with focussed attention on the role of foreign agencies and the problem of cross-border insurgency, were among the concerns discussed at a two-day annual conference of director generals of police and inspector generals of police of region that ended here today.
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