Al-Qaeda terrorist turned out to be a Madarasa cleric in Assam

Guwahati (Assam) – The Assam Police have arrested another suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist in the Jogighopa area of Goalpara District. Hafizur Rahman Mufti, the arrested accused, is a cleric in a Madarasa. Al-Qaeda’s terrorist activities on the Indian subcontinent have been linked to four arrests in a week. Hafizur Rahman Mufti has been remanded to Police custody, according to Superintendent VV Rakesh Reddy.

Hafizur Rehman Mufti has been accused of radicalising Muslim youth and is himself involved in Jihadi activities for the past 3-4 years. State Director-General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahant told reporters that the three arrested from Goalpara District have been found to be involved in Jihadi activities.

Assam: Madarsa cleric with links to Al-Qaeda and ABT terror outfits arrested from Goalpara; the fourth such arrest in a weekhttps://t.co/HmOKZsUKFW

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Editorial Viewpoint

Clerics who have links with terrorist organisations such as the Al-Qaeda are educating children in madarasas. Hence, terrorists will come out of such madarasas. The Government should immediately close down such madarasas and bring their children into mainstream education. The roots of Al-Qaeda in India must be destroyed.