INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has expressed concern over 6 Al-Qaeda terrorists being arrested from Murshidabad in Bengal
(PTI)After the arrests of 9 Al-Qaeda terrorists from West Bengal and Kerala in early morning raids on Saturday, Congress MP and Leader of
BJP, meanwhile grabbed the opportunity to point fingers at the Congress leader.Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who represents the Behrampore
constituency in Murshidabad of West Bengal expressed concern over the terror links of his district following the arrests
The Congress leader said NIA must conduct a thorough probe into the links with Pakistan-based terror outfit Al-Qaeda.Meanwhile, BJP IT cell
While 3 of them were nabbed from Ernakulam in Kerala, 6 were arrested from Murshidabad in Bengal.The simultaneous raids were conducted in
the early hours at Ernakulam and Murshidabad by NIA teams.Preliminary investigation has revealed that the group was planning to launch
terror attacks at vital installations in the country with an aim to kill innocent people
They had Delhi-NCR on their radar and had gathered explosives and other incriminating material.Officials have said the Al-Qaeda terror
module was actively involved in fund-raising and some of its members were planning to travel to New Delhi to procure arms and ammunition and
that the arrests have prevented possible terrorist attacks in various parts of the country.
