Hamim Mondal (left) and his alleged girlfriend Arpita Sarkar under police custody. KOLKATA: The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) is probing how a Pakistan-linked terror module used social media and an online gaming platforms to identify, recruit and assign operational roles to youngsters, as investigators widen their probe into the network around suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed…
Inside a Howrah flat that Hamid Mondal had rented Kolkata: Hamim Mondal, the alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed operative who was arrested in Burdwan last Thursday, communicated with his Pakistani handlers first on the now-banned Element X and later on Session, both end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms, officers of Bengal’s Special Task Force (STF) said on Sunday.To avoid detection,…
Alam Mistry Lane in Howrah, where Hamim Modal had rented a flat Howrah: Suspected terrorist Hamim Mondal and his father, Maniruddin Mondal, operated a business from the ground floor of 7 Alam Mistry Lane in ward 13 of the Howrah Municipal Corporation— the same ward where minister of state for urban development Umesh Rai lives…
Arpita Sarkar, a 22-year-old from Jharkhand, is a key figure in a terror probe KOLKATA: Arpita Sarkar, a 22-year-old from Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, has emerged as a key figure in the Bengal Special Task Force’s probe into an alleged Pakistan-linked terror module.Sarkar, who was arrested from Barharwa, is described by investigators as an aspiring social…
Bengal STF arrested a 22-year-old influencer for aiding her boyfriend’s terror module KOLKATA: A 22-year-old aspiring influencer from Jharkhand — known online for reels of motorcycle rides and travel — has been arrested for her alleged role in a Pakistan-linked terror module, Bengal’s Special Task Force (STF) said on Saturday. Arpita Sarkar allegedly helped her…
The West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has arrested Arpita Sarkar, an alleged associate of Hamim Mondal, the Burdwan youth arrested over suspected links with Pakistan-based operatives. Investigators claim the duo was part of a network that was allegedly gathering sensitive information and receiving instructions from handlers across the border. Arpita Sarkar was arrested…
KOLKATA/BURDWAN: West Bengal Police STF on Saturday arrested suspected terrorist Hamim Mondal’s girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, from Sahibganj in Jharkhand and said they are probing the duo’s alleged plan to foment trouble at Jantar Mantar, the site of recent student protest.Hamim, who was allegedly tracking Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, was arrested from a residential township…
Kolkata/Burdwan : Police on Saturday arrested suspected Jaish terrorist Hamim Mondal’s girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, from Jharkhand’s Sahibganj and said they are probing the duo’s alleged plan to foment trouble at Jantar Mantar, the site of last month’s students’ protest. Hamim, who was allegedly tracking CM Suvendu Adhikari, was arrested from Burdwan on Friday.“Hamim was working…
The Barharwa-based residence of Arpita Sarkar Dumka: The frequent and prolonged stays of 21-year-old Arpita Sarkar at her maternal grandparents’ home in Kolkata have emerged as a key area of investigation following her arrest by the special task force (STF) of Kolkata police.Residents of Gwarkhol village in Barharwa said Arpita spent extended periods in Kolkata…
The accused in police custody Dumka: A 21-year-old college student from Sahibganj district was arrested by the special task force (STF) of Kolkata Police late on Friday for her alleged links to a suspected Pakistan-backed terror network and a purported plot to track Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s movements.Arpita Sarkar, a resident of Gwalkhor village…
