{"id":7173,"date":"2026-07-31T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7173"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:02:39","slug":"bengal-terror-plot-suspected-jem-terrorist-arrested-surveillance-info-of-suvendu-adhikari-found-kolkata-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7173","title":{"rendered":"Bengal terror plot: Suspected JeM terrorist arrested, surveillance info of Suvendu Adhikari found | Kolkata News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132764518,imgsize-629625,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/hamid-mondal-face-covered-had-been-staying-in-the-flat-for-the-past-two-to-three-months-allegedly-to-evade-detection-by-law-enforcement-agencies.jpg\" alt=\"Bengal terror plot: Suspected JeM terrorist arrested, surveillance info of Suvendu Adhikari found\" title=\"Hamid Mondal (face covered) had been staying in the flat for the past two to three months, allegedly to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Hamid Mondal (face covered) had been staying in the flat for the past two to three months, allegedly to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.\">Hamid Mondal (face covered) had been staying in the flat for the past two to three months, allegedly to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BURDWAN: A suspected member of the banned terror group <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jaish-e-mohammed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaish-e-Mohammed<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jem\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JeM<\/a>) has been arrested in West Bengal&#8217;s Purba Bardhaman district, news agency PTI reported on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal police arrested Hamid Mondal from his rented accommodation in a housing complex in Burdwan town late on Thursday night.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>As per the PTI report, Hamid Mondal had been staying in the flat for the past two to three months, allegedly to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Materials recovered from his mobile phone and other documents suggested that he was collecting information on chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, prompting police to examine whether he was planning an attack, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Police said Hamid is suspected to be associated with the Pakistan-based banned terror group JeM and is believed to be a close associate of Sajjad Bhat, who is alleged to be one of the masterminds of the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pulwama-terror-attack\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulwama terror attack<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>A suicide bomber of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad had rammed his explosive-laden car into a bus ferrying Central Reserve Police Force personnel on February 14, 2019, in Pulwama, killing 40 jawans.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Hamid was produced before a court in Burdwan on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Neighbouring flat owners, however, said the man had been living in the rented accommodation for about one and a half years with his family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar alleged that West Bengal had for decades been a &#8220;safe corridor&#8221; for radical Islamist groups during the 34 years of Left Front rule and 15 years of the TMC government.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>But militants no longer consider the state a safe haven due to a &#8220;change in the state&#8217;s ideology&#8221;, he claimed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>He said radical groups were now attempting retaliatory attacks against political leaders who had taken a strong stand against extremist activities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With agency inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata\/bengal-terror-plot-suspected-jem-terrorist-arrested-surveillance-info-of-suvendu-adhikari-found\/articleshow\/132764475.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamid Mondal (face covered) had been staying in the flat for the past two to three months, allegedly to evade detection by law enforcement agencies. 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