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West Bengal Jaish-e-Mohammed arrests

Entities: West Bengal Special Task Force · Suvendu Adhikari · Jaish-e-Mohammad · Jaish-e-Mohammed · Arpita Sarkar

Overview

The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has intensified its crackdown on a suspected Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) network. After the July‑30 detention of Hamed Manda and the July‑31 seizure of Hamid Mandal, investigators linked the suspects to possible plots against state leaders and to the Sajjad Bhatt module in Jammu‑Kashmir.

On 1 August 2026 the STF arrested Arpita Sarkar, a Jharkhand resident alleged to have run a “honey‑trap” operation that gathered personal data on West Bengal politicians, including Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. She was transferred to Purba Bardhaman and is due before a Kolkata court. Later that morning, STF officers apprehended Hamim Mondal, identified as a JeM operative, from a rented flat in Burdwan. Authorities allege he was part of an ISI‑backed cell that planned sabotage at a Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi by disguising himself in a police uniform. Investigators recovered WhatsApp chats, foreign SIM cards issued in the United Kingdom and Mexico, and evidence of coordination with Pakistani handlers and the Sajjad Bhat group linked to the 2019 Pulwama attack. Both Mondal and Sarkar were remanded for 14 days of police custody while the probe expands.

Subsequent reports on 1 August confirmed the locations of their detention—Mondal in Burdwan and Sarkar in Sahibganj, Jharkhand—and reiterated the seized digital evidence. A 2 August briefing added that the suspect, also referred to as Hameem, was alleged to target the state chief minister (named in some accounts as Subhendu Adhikari) and to infiltrate the Jantar Mantar protest, with a parallel scheme to kidnap a minister’s son for ransom. The investigation remains ongoing.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

Timeline

  1. about 5 hours ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Jaish-e-Mohammed operative arrested in West Bengal terror plot targeting chief minister and Jantar Mantar

    West Bengal STF arrested a Jaish‑e‑Mohammed operative and his girlfriend, accusing them of plotting attacks on Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari and a Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi, with links to Pakistani hand

  2. 1 day ago

    [CRIME] 11 sources
    Suspected JeM operative Hamim Mondal arrested in West Bengal, female associate Arpita Sarkar detained over honey‑trap pl

    West Bengal STF arrested suspected JeM operative Hamim Mondal and associate Arpita Sarkar, accusing them of a honey‑trap network targeting political leaders and a plan to infiltrate a Delhi protest in police制服.

  3. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    West Bengal arrests Jaish-e-Mohammad suspect linked to plot against chief minister

    West Bengal's STF arrested Hamid Mandal, tied to Jaish-e-Mohammad, for allegedly plotting to kill chief minister Shubendu Ahir and seizing related confidential documents.

  4. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    West Bengal STF arrests alleged JEM member Hamed Manda in Bardwan

    West Bengal STF arrested Hamed Manda, alleged Jaish‑e‑Mohammad member, in Bardwan. He reportedly had links to chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s area and received training in Pakistan.

Sources

acvila30.ro · bhaskarlive.in · deccanchronicle.com · hindi.newsbytesapp.com · india.com · jantakiawaz.org · mangalorean.com · news.abplive.com · newsbytesapp.com · orissapost.com · punjabkesari.com · samacharnama.com · senzabarcode.it · tennews.in · thecsrjournal.in · tv9hindi.com · yespunjab.com

This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history