Kerala Police have arrested a 25-year-old man hailing from Assam allegedly for trying to spread extremist ideas through the use of social media platforms, the officials said on Wednesday.
The accused has been identified as Roshidul Islam. He was apprehended from the Kaipamangalam police station in the central Kerala district. The accused has been staying in the area for about two years and was an employee of a private firm.
The matter of the case centers around the fact that Roshidul allegedly shared social media posts prompting religious hatred and demonstrating an inclination towards terrorism. It has further been reported that he was in contact with people outside the country through the support of phone calls and other social media platforms.
Eleven Arrested in Assam, Tripura Over Alleged Links to Bangladesh-Based Fundamentalist Groups
Earlier, a day before the Assam man was arrested in Assam, another eleven people were arrested in Assam and Tripura for their links with Bangladesh-based fundamentalist groups.
Addressing a press conference, Guwahati Police Commissioner Parthasarathi Mahanta said the Special Task Force (STF) carried out the arrests based on intelligence inputs shared by central agencies.
“An operation was carried out last night in the Barpeta, Chirang, and Darrang districts of Assam, along with Tripura. We have arrested a total of 11 jihadi elements, who were working under direct orders from Bangladesh-based groups,” he said.
“Ten of them were apprehended from Assam, and one from Tripura. Their main aim was to destabilize Assam and the rest of the Northeast. They wanted to establish ‘Muslim supremacy’ in this part of the country,” he added.
