Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative arrested in Bardhaman; Suvendu Adhikari was a target…

Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative arrested in Bardhaman; Suvendu Adhikari was a target…

The Bengal Police have arrested a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative from East Bardhaman district. The Special Task Force (STF) apprehended the individual, identified as Hamim Mandal, from a housing complex late Thursday night. According to the police, documents recovered from Mandal’s home and data from his mobile phone revealed that he was gathering information on Suvendu Adhikari. Hamim is an associate of Sajjad Bhat, the mastermind behind the Pulwama attack. Following his court appearance, Hamim has been remanded to police custody for 14 days; the news has sparked a political controversy.