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Kolkata: Two persons, suspected to be members of the banned outfit Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), have been arrested from Birbhum district by the Special Task Force of West Bengal Police, a senior officer said on Friday.
The two arrested persons, identified as Ajmol Hossain and Saheb Ali Khan, were nabbed from Nalhati and Murarai areas on the intervening night of May 8 and 9, the police officer said.
They were found to be propagating the ideology of JMB as part of a module engaged in spreading seditious and jihadi materials by using encrypted sophisticated mediums, he said.
They were also engaged in recruiting and motivating Muslim youths to join terror organisations and radicalising them with a view to wage war against India, he said.
Hossain had earlier attempted to cross over to Bangladesh to carry out jihadi activities and has connections in other parts of the subcontinent, the officer said.
He said police were investigating whether the duo, along with other associates, also tried to procure firearms and explosives for subversive activities.
They were produced before the court of Assistant Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Rampurhat seeking 14 days of police custody.
"However, as it was late production, the court sent the duo to one-day judicial custody and the hearing on prayer for police custody will be held tomorrow," Assistant Public Prosecutor Saikat Hati said.