Locals demolish madrasa in Assam’s Goalpara alleging ‘jihadi actions’ in its premises
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GUWAHATI: A madrasa and a residence adjoining to it in Assam’s Goalpara district was demolished allegedly by native individuals on Tuesday in protest in opposition to the usage of the premises for jihadi actions, the police claimed.
The madrasa positioned in Pakhiura Char underneath Matia police station and the residence adjoining to it was allegedly used for jihadi actions by two Bangladeshi nationals, who’re presently absconding, the police mentioned.
The use of the madrasa premises for anti-national exercise got here to gentle following the arrest of 1 Jalaluddin Sheikh, a cleric of the madrasa.
Sheikh had allegedly engaged the duo as lecturers of the Darogar Alga Pakhiura Char Madrassa and was arrested just lately for his reported hyperlinks with them, a police official mentioned. The madrasa is the fourth to be demolished within the northeastern state.
“The locals voluntarily demolished the madrasa and the residence adjacent to it in a mark of strong resentment towards Jihadi activities,” the official mentioned.
The absconding Bangladeshis, members of Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent ()/Ansarul Bangla Team (ABT), have been discovered to be Aminul Islam alias Usman alias Mehdy Hasan and Jahangir Alom, he mentioned.
The duo had taught within the madrasa at completely different occasions between 2020-22, the official added.
Three different madrasas in Morigaon, Barpeta and Bongaigaon districts have been razed to the bottom by the respective authorities since August this yr.
GUWAHATI: A madrasa and a residence adjoining to it in Assam’s Goalpara district was demolished allegedly by native individuals on Tuesday in protest in opposition to the usage of the premises for jihadi actions, the police claimed.
The madrasa positioned in Pakhiura Char underneath Matia police station and the residence adjoining to it was allegedly used for jihadi actions by two Bangladeshi nationals, who’re presently absconding, the police mentioned.
The use of the madrasa premises for anti-national exercise got here to gentle following the arrest of 1 Jalaluddin Sheikh, a cleric of the madrasa.
Sheikh had allegedly engaged the duo as lecturers of the Darogar Alga Pakhiura Char Madrassa and was arrested just lately for his reported hyperlinks with them, a police official mentioned. The madrasa is the fourth to be demolished within the northeastern state.
“The locals voluntarily demolished the madrasa and the residence adjacent to it in a mark of strong resentment towards Jihadi activities,” the official mentioned.
The absconding Bangladeshis, members of Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent ()/Ansarul Bangla Team (ABT), have been discovered to be Aminul Islam alias Usman alias Mehdy Hasan and Jahangir Alom, he mentioned.
The duo had taught within the madrasa at completely different occasions between 2020-22, the official added.
Three different madrasas in Morigaon, Barpeta and Bongaigaon districts have been razed to the bottom by the respective authorities since August this yr.
