New Delhi, September 19: The arrested al Qaeda terrorist, Samiun Rahman had his eyes set on the Rohingya refugee community in India for its recruitment drive. The 28-year-old man was setting up the base of operation in Delhi, Mizoram and Manipur to recruit the youths for terror activities in India and Myanmar. Also Read - NIA Busts Major Terror Module, Arrests 9 Suspected Al-Qaeda Operatives For 'Plotting Attacks on Vital Installations'

A TOI report said that police considered Rahman al Qaeda’s key recruiter in India. He was allegedly a battle-hardened terrorist who had fought for the Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra front in Syria. He was sent to Bangladesh to recruit, and from there he apparently entered India. He was arrested from east Delhi on Sunday by Delhi police special cell. He was allegedly trying to make contact with a recruit. Also Read - Rohingya Crisis: Three Boats Carrying Refugees Stranded at Sea For More Than Two Months, Satellite Fails to Track

Rahman was arrested in Bangladesh for terror funding and was released in April 2017. He was allegedly contacted by al Nusra commander Mohammad Jowlani. Jowlani gave him the order to spread terror in India. Also Read - Al Qaeda Urges Indian Muslims to Wage Jihad Against India

The alleged terrorist had made contact with 12 Rohingya refugees in Kashmir, northeast, Delhi, Bihar and Jharkhand. Delhi police said that he was planning terror attacks in India and a war against the Myanmar state. He was being helped by Qaeda terrorist in India, who are being identified.

Rahman had a voter ID card in his possession that said that his name was Shumon Haq and he was a resident of Kishanganj, Bihar. Police claimed that they received $2,000, a laptop, a 9mm pistol, Bangladeshi SIM cards and magazines from his possession. He had been to Morocco, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Turkey and for terror activities.

The police were hot on his trail when they got information on Rahman’s activities two months back. They were searching for him. They got a tip-off that someone named Raju bhai was recruiting people for Delhi. They kept a watch on him and nabbed him on Sunday.