During his stay, Rahman visited Silhet, Nabiganj, Dhaka and other places in Bangladesh to radicalise youths and send them to Syria and Myanmar.

Samiun Rahman, a 28-year-old British Rohingya terror suspect serving al-Qaeda in Syria, was sent to India to recruit and mobilise youth to fight for the cause of the stateless Muslim community, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) says. He was allegedly planning to make his way into Myanmar through Mizoram and then Chittagong in Bangladesh.

The NIA has alleged a plot by the al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent in its charge sheet against Rahman, who is being tried for terrorist acts. Mail Today has exclusively accessed the charge sheet that provides insights into his journey to India from London via his stint in Syria.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas have fled from Myanmar following a military crackdown that the United Nations has called "genocide" and the United States "ethnic cleansing". Myanmar says its operation is a legitimate response to guerrilla attacks by Rohingya insurgents.

The NIA attached a total of 536 chats retrieved from Telegram and other protected messaging apps that he used to stay in touch with Rahman's alleged al-Qaeda associates in India, Bangladesh, Syria and other countries.

The accused, who was allegedly assigned the duty of guard and posted at the defence lines of an al-Qaeda base in Syria where he fought different groups for two weeks, was sent to Bangladesh in view of his dedication and knowledge of the local language and was assigned the task of establishing its base in the Indian subcontinent, the charge sheet says.

When he reached Dhaka in 2014 he went to his ancestral village from where he created a Facebook page, Aid to Syria, for creating awareness on the Syrian crisis. He also got in touch with and allegedly influenced Asif Adnan, son of a high court judge and Tanzil, son of a bureaucrat to recruit and radicalise them.

During his stay, he visited Silhet, Nabiganj, Dhaka and other places in Bangladesh to radicalise youths and send them to Syria and Myanmar. He along with his associates was apprehended for terrorist activities in Bangladesh and was sent to jail from October 2014 to April 2017. According to the NIA, India and Bangladesh are top priorities for al-Qaeda after American and Israeli targets.

It said that the banned terror outfit claims that India is the prime defender of the secular government and secular movements in Bangladesh and provides every sort of support to "blasphemers". India is an alleged strong ally of America, Russia and Israel against the Islamic and jihadi awakening in Kashmir, other Indian states, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

After his release on bail, Rahman allegedly remained in touch with al-Qaeda terrorists for establishing a base in the sub-continent and fight for the Rohingya cause.

He allegedly entered India without documents through the Beenapole border in West Bengal in July 2017.

Rahman told Delhi Police that in the first week of July 2017, he came in touch with Abu Akhter, a Bangladeshi national and active member of al-Qaeda who was familiar with Indian cities.

Akhter and another associate arranged his entry into India. After crossing the border, Abu Akhter took the accused to Hazaribagh in a vehicle. He later boarded a train to Delhi from Ranchi. He purportedly stayed in the Capital for 54 days.

On September 17 last year, Delhi Police received information of someone named Raju Bhai planning terror activities. That turned out to be Rahman.

He revealed that in April last year he came in contact with al-Qaeda terrorist Mahin in Bangladesh who was also assisting him in getting volunteers for the group.

In 2011, Rahman was sent to jail in London for a traffic violation. He was influenced by Islam during his stay. After his release, he went to Syria for the first time with to help refugees and came back to London after almost two months.

Subsequently, he decided to learn Arabic and again went to Syria again in December 2013 and got in touch with the Al-Nusra Front. He received physical and arms training, got in touch with al-Qaeda and fought against the Syrian army.

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