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KOLKATA: In yet another reminder of how the Bangladeshi terror organizations were using both Bengal and Hyderabad as their terror bases, the Kolkata police STF has nabbed a neo-Jammat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative, who had provided them explosives to carry out blast at Bodh Gaya in January.

“We have arrested one Hajibulla (57), a resident of Elizabad village close to Samsherganj in Murshidabad district. He was picked up from Bandel railway station ticket counter around 8.45am on Monday,” said DC (STF) Murlidhar Sharma. A case pertaining to waging war against the nation and criminal conspiracy, along with Section 4 and 5 of Explosive Act, has been registered against the accused. He was produced at a Kolkata court and was sent to police custody till June 24.

“Besides being a sleeper cell member, the accused was involved in arranging logistics,” an STF official said. Several leaflets related to religion, cash and contact numbers of his associates in India were seized. According to cops, preliminary inquiry revealed he was also involved in a fake currency racket.

Though senior officers remained tight-lipped, sources revealed the accused has links with illegal mining in neighbouring Birbhum. “We do know he has expertise on explosives. However, it is too early to ascertain from where he bought the stock of explosives. It is being probed,” said an officer.

On January 19, a low-intensity explosive went off and two live bombs were recovered near the Kalachakra ground in Bodh Gaya. At the time of blast Dalai Lama , along with several foreign Buddhist Pilgrims, were camping at Bodh Gaya to participate in a month-long Kalachakra puja.

The mainstream terror organization Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which has been lying low for quite a long time in Bengal and Assam, has managed to regroup under its new chief Salauddin Ahmed and Jahidul Islam.

