Burdwan blast case News

Kausar was convicted by the court under sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Arms Act and the Foreigners Act. He is also a charge-sheeted accused in another NIA case relating to Bihar's Bodh Gaya Blast which took place in January 2018. On October 2, 2014, a powerful bomb blast took place at the first floor of a rented house in the busy Khagragarh locality of West Bengal's Burdwan district.

The IED had gone off accidentally at the time of its fabrication by the members of the banned terrorist organization - Jamat-ul-Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB). The members of JMB had taken that house on rent for the nefarious activity of bomb-making. Two accused persons succumbed to their injuries caused in the bomb-blast and one accused survived with grievous injuries. The case was initially registered by the West Bengal Police and was subsequently taken over by the NIA for investigation. The investigation by NIA revealed a conspiracy by JMB to radicalize, recruit and provide training in arms and explosives to its members in India to commit terrorist acts and wage war against the democratically established Governments of India and Bangladesh.

Sleuths say Ejaz Ahmed had an active role in the 2012 Burdwan blast case and 2013 Bodh Gaya blast.

Jahirul Sheikh had attended a number of training camps conducted by JMB and he was also involved in activities of JMB in India to further its nefarious designs.

It may be recalled that Habibur Rehman, a member of proscribed organisation JMB was arrested in Bengaluru on June 25 and was remanded to police custody by NIA Court Kolkota.

At least two bombs were recovered on Wednesday in Ramnagara near Bengaluru in Karnataka after the NIA interrogated Burdman blast accuse Habibur Rahman, day after he was arrested. The Ramanagara Police and fire department rushed to find the bombs in an open drain.

Burdwan blast took place on October 2, 2014 and the investigation of this blast helped the security forces in uncovering the sleeper cells of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh operating in West Bengal.

Asif Iqbal is the second JMB operative to be arrested in a week. 

An alleged operative of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested in a joint operation by West Bengal Police Special Task Force and Kerala police arrested one terror suspect Abdul Matin from Kerala's Mallapuram on Friday.

One of the arrested is a close associate of blast mastermind Kausar and is suspected to be involved in Bodh Gaya blast.

In a major breakthrough, the authorities on Monday arrested six operatives belonging to the Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, which is believed to have played a role in the Burdwan blast case.