NIA to take custody of ISIS leaders arrested in Assam
Farooqi, identified as the head of ISIS in India, is from Chakrata, Dehradun, while Singh, a converted Muslim, hails from Diwana, Panipat.
Farooqi, identified as the head of ISIS in India, is from Chakrata, Dehradun, while Singh, a converted Muslim, hails from Diwana, Panipat.
Identified as Harish Farooqui alias Harish Ajmal Farooqui and Anurag Singh alias Rehan, they were captured by a Special Task Force (STF) team.
Tension escalated in Guwahati on Tuesday as Congress supporters clashed with the state police during the Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra's re-entry into Assam.
This comes hours after Sarma directed Assam police DGP to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for "provoking crowd" during his yatra.
Angry Congress workers took down the police barricading and shouted slogans against the Assam chief minister.
The Supreme Court adjourned the matter for March 17 and extended the interim protection from arrest to Khera till then.
Two drug peddlers were arrested from Kachudaram area in Cachar with three kg of brown sugar, being transported from neighbouring West Bengal, Assam Chief Minister informed on Wednesday.
The Congress spokesman was arrested in connection with his recent alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In another major pan-India crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI), police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids at multiple locations across several states including Delhi.
Assam Police on Wednesday apprehended another man suspected of having links with an Al Qaeda network in Bangladesh, officials said.
