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October - 9 
The Central Government on October 9 transferred the Burdwan blast case (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal) to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a day after the West Bengal Police invok
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The Central Government on October 9 transferred the Burdwan blast case (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal) to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a day after the West Bengal Police invoked the provisions of the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA) against the four arrested accused, reports The Hindu. A week after the incident, the Centre invoked Section 6 (5) of the NIA Act, 2008 to transfer the case to the agency. The provision empowers the Centre to suo motu transfer cases involving laws specified in the Offences Schedule of the Act.
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October - 9 
The Central probe was approved after it was apparent that the West Bengal Government would not come in the way of the NIA investigation. Sources said formal orders to take over the case were given to NIA around 7 pm on October 9. NIA is likely to file a First Information Report (FIR) on October 10 a
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The Central probe was approved after it was apparent that the West Bengal Government would not come in the way of the NIA investigation. Sources said formal orders to take over the case were given to NIA around 7 pm on October 9. NIA is likely to file a First Information Report (FIR) on October 10 after taking over case papers from West Bengal Police. The agency would also move the court seeking custody of the arrested persons for a fresh round of questioning.
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October - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 10 began its probe into the Burdwan blast (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal) after registering a First Information Report (FIR) in connecti
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 10 began its probe into the Burdwan blast (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal) after registering a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the case in Delhi, reports The Times of India. Sources said the case would be investigated by NIA's Kolkata branch. The NIA FIR has invoked five sections of Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA) apart from various sections of Arms Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Hindu adds that the NIA will take into custody all the suspects for questioning. An NIA official said that “There is evidence to suggest that those involved had links in Bangladesh. If necessary, we will also contact the Bangladeshi authorities seeking cooperation in the probe. The material evidence would also be sent for forensic examination and analysis. The case papers are being handed over to us.” An Intelligence Bureau (IB) report based on the statement of the suspected JMB hit squad member, Razia Begum alias Rumi said that Shakil Ahmed Gazi, who died in the Burdwan blast, was the operations head of Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) and the No. 2 of JMB's India unit, reports The Times of India. The Central investigating agencies said that the JMB module operating in Bengal, led by Shakil, specialized in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and had 12 core members with dozens of locals who provided the logistics. An IB report says that the module prepared IEDs only on specific demand made from across the border and after money was paid through hawala channels. Sometimes, orders would come for deliveries in Assam. Security agencies are ascertaining if Assam insurgent outfits received these IEDs or they were smuggled to JMB bases in Chittagong and adjoining areas. According to security agencies, Police are investigating how many IEDs have crossed the border. Sources said that Kausar, who acted as the group's carrier and now tops Bengal's most-wanted list may have delivered at least seven "consignments" from Khagragarh. Since each consignment contained about 100 IEDs, over 700 such IEDs might have crossed the border, said security agencies.
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October - 11 
The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) probe into the Burdwan blast (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal) is pointing to a bigger plot extending not just to neighbouring Assam, but also to J
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The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) probe into the Burdwan blast (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal) is pointing to a bigger plot extending not just to neighbouring Assam, but also to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, reports The Times of India on October 12. The NIA has, based on leads gathered from the women arrested from the Burdwan blast site, picked up a suspect from J&K, a construction worker belonging to West Bengal. The J&K suspect, to whom calls were made from the SIM cards seized from Rajira Bibi, wife of militant Shakil Ahmed killed in the blast, was found to be in touch with two other suspects in Birbhum District of West Bengal. The NIA is now on the lookout for the duo. An official said that “Phone records reveal that they had contacts in almost all the major megacities, also in South India. We will have to verify the antecedents of each and every contact. Six of the Assam-based suspects who were in touch with the two men killed in the blast have already been arrested.” Meanwhile, the Assam Police claimed the arrested were linked to a module operating under the patronage of Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB). Importantly, terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has also cropped up in the course of questioning of the suspects. The agencies have found a picture of the ISIS flag downloaded a suspect's phones. Though the suspect claimed that the phone was being used by another person, who may have downloaded the flag, the NIA will be probing the angle further. The discovery of grenades and bomb-making equipment from Burdwan, as well as linkages across several states like J&K and even southern states, indicate elaborate planning and high level of preparations by JMB to carry out attacks in Bangladesh, adds The Times of India. Intelligence agencies believe that strikes were planned as retaliation against the Prime Minister (PM) of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina regime's crackdown on JMB elements. NIA officials fear the suspects arrested so far and aides contacted across states by the militants are possibly foot soldiers. The probe will now focus on identifying the leaders of the module. Separately, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers said that, the prime accused in the Burdwan blast, Sheik Kausar travelled nearly 100 kilometres before he sneaked into Bangladesh via Hakimpur bordering Nadia and North 24-Parganas District of West Bengal. The investigators have also reconstructed the escape route. According to CID, Kausar left the spot immediately after the blast, but he didn't leave the place till the next day. However, the CID officers are not sure about the exact day he crossed the border. But, they believe that he had at least five facilitators who arranged the logistics for a safe transit.
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October - 13 
A city court in Kolkata on October 13 remanded three accused in the Burdwan blast case, who were till now in Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody, to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till October 22, reports Business Standard. Additional Sessions Judge Gopal Chandra Karmakar d
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A city court in Kolkata on October 13 remanded three accused in the Burdwan blast case, who were till now in Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody, to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till October 22, reports Business Standard. Additional Sessions Judge Gopal Chandra Karmakar directed that the accused Hafez Molla alias Hasan, Rajira alias Razia Bibi and Alima Bibi would be in NIA custody till October 22. The NIA counsels requested for 14 days' custody of the accused citing the gravity of the incident, its international ramifications and investigation into the conspiracy angle. The Judge, however, granted only 10 days' custody, stating that it would decide on further NIA custody after considering the developments on October 22. A fourth accused, Sheik Hakim, who was injured in the blast is undergoing treatment at the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. Hakim was interrogated by NIA officers on October 13 for two hours at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata, reports The Times of India. Hakim maintained that he has no links with terror groups and said he was not into arms-making. An NIA officer said that, "Hakim claimed that Shakil had asked him to visit Bardhaman. He also said that his wife Amina Bibi and Shakil's wife Rumi Bibi are friends. Shakil insisted him to join a burqa business. According to Hakim, he was supposed to provide expertise for burqa-making and was not aware what Shakil was doing in his room. The sudden blast, he said, took him by surprise."
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October - 13 
The New Indian Express adds that the NIA probing the Burdwan blast case is examining the links of suspected al Qaeda and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists with the Simulia Madrassa that is believed to be a centre for training terrorists, around 38km from the blast site. Investigators
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The New Indian Express adds that the NIA probing the Burdwan blast case is examining the links of suspected al Qaeda and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists with the Simulia Madrassa that is believed to be a centre for training terrorists, around 38km from the blast site. Investigators said all the terrorists of the Burdwan module, who infiltrated the non-descript village in West Bengal to set up terror arms factory, were radicalised in jihadi ideology in the same Simulia Madrassa. Sources said “At least four teams of the NIA have launched a simultaneous probe at Burdwan, Kolkata, Nadia and Barpeta in Assam. Six suspects were picked by the Assam Police last week in connection with the Burdwan blast. They will be interrogated soon.”
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October - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigators on October 14 questioned three mysterious suspects at a Park Circus nursing home, Kolkata where they were admitted by Burdwan Police on October 6 with blast injuries, reports The Times of India. NIA is probing if the trio is linked to the Burdwan
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigators on October 14 questioned three mysterious suspects at a Park Circus nursing home, Kolkata where they were admitted by Burdwan Police on October 6 with blast injuries, reports The Times of India. NIA is probing if the trio is linked to the Burdwan blast (in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal). Sources said that NIA wonders why these "suspects" were taken to a private nursing home, while Abdul Hakim, who was injured in the Burdwan blast, was admitted to the state-run SSKM Hospital. There is tell-tale evidence at the Burdwan blast site that a few more people may have been present when the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded. Some villagers have told investigators that they saw a few persons fleeing on motorcycles immediately after the blast. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory is already looking into this aspect after collecting blood samples. However, the injured trio has denied involvement in the Burdwan blast, claiming they were injured in a separate blast in Malda on October 5.
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October - 14 
The NIA officials were surprised by the variety of explosives and chemicals found at the blast site in Burdwan leading them to suspect a foreign link with the accused, reports The Times of India. The list of explosives seized includes gun powder, power gel, picric acid, lead azide, magnesium powder,
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The NIA officials were surprised by the variety of explosives and chemicals found at the blast site in Burdwan leading them to suspect a foreign link with the accused, reports The Times of India. The list of explosives seized includes gun powder, power gel, picric acid, lead azide, magnesium powder, urea nitrate, potassium nitrate, sulphur, ammonium nitrate, iron oxide, methyl alcohol, ethanol, nitrobenzene, barium peroxide, sodium hydroxide and lead nitrate purified. Besides, detonators, wires and timer devices were also seized. An officer said "This is the first time such a variety of chemicals and explosives were found at a single place related to blast suspects.”
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October - 14 
The NIA, along with West Bengal Police, on October 14 conducted searches at various places in the state in connection with the Burdwan blast. Another madrassa at Lalgola in Murshidabad, suspected to be a terror hideout, has also come under the scanner of the NIA. The madrassa has remained under lock
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The NIA, along with West Bengal Police, on October 14 conducted searches at various places in the state in connection with the Burdwan blast. Another madrassa at Lalgola in Murshidabad, suspected to be a terror hideout, has also come under the scanner of the NIA. The madrassa has remained under lock and key since October 3, a day after the Burdwan blast.
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October - 15 
Separately, NIA on October 15 also arrested alleged Kader aide Hifzulla Kaji from Kirnahar market in Birbhum District in connection with the Burdwan blast case. According to Police, Kader had ganged up with a group of local youths, including Hifzulla. The agency discovered two more suspicious constr
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Separately, NIA on October 15 also arrested alleged Kader aide Hifzulla Kaji from Kirnahar market in Birbhum District in connection with the Burdwan blast case. According to Police, Kader had ganged up with a group of local youths, including Hifzulla. The agency discovered two more suspicious constructions in Burdwan District. One of them is in Nigon village, about 5 kilometers from the Shimulia madrassa that was allegedly used to indoctrinate and train women recruits for Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The second unfinished building is at Tamilpukur, just one and a half kilometers from the Shimulia madrassa.
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October - 15 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 15 arrested one of the most wanted in the Burdwan blast case, identified as Habibur Shiekh, an alleged operative of the terror module and 'trainer' at the Shimulia madrassa from Muluk on the outskirts of Bolpur town in Birbhum District, reports The
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 15 arrested one of the most wanted in the Burdwan blast case, identified as Habibur Shiekh, an alleged operative of the terror module and 'trainer' at the Shimulia madrassa from Muluk on the outskirts of Bolpur town in Birbhum District, reports The Times of India. According to NIA, Habibur Shiekh had fled his hideout in Baburbagh in Murshidabad along with Kausar, soon after being tipped off by Amina Bibi within minutes of the Burdwan blast on October 2. Habibur's arrest comes a day before terror suspect Abdul Hakim, who was injured in the Burdwan blast, is likely to be released from SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. NIA plans to interrogate Habibur with the inputs its officers have got from questioning Hakim all these days in hospital.
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October - 16 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has placed a company of Border Security Force (BSF), comprising around 100 personnel, at the disposal of NIA to help it with raids and searches conducted as part of the Burdwan blasts probe, reports The Times of India on October 17. The Times of India
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has placed a company of Border Security Force (BSF), comprising around 100 personnel, at the disposal of NIA to help it with raids and searches conducted as part of the Burdwan blasts probe, reports The Times of India on October 17. The Times of India adds that the NIA has found fresh evidence which shows that the terror module stored IEDs at several hideouts in four Districts of West Bengal. According to central intelligence sources the nature of the planning and the information from the interrogation of Abdul Hakim at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata point towards links with Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HuJI), Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The network's main targets in Bangladesh were Dhaka and Rajshahi but Indian cities may also have been on the radar. Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources said that the terror module seems much more organized than it appeared. According to sources, Hakim has admitted to making bombs for three years. He also claims that dead 'terrorist' Subhan Mondal is actually Suvan Sheikh, a relative of Shakil Ahmed Gazi, the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) No. 2 who was killed in the blast. From his statement, it appears that many locals had worked as foot soldiers, helping the module get land, money and daily logistics. Hakim has told investigators that the module has extensive presence across Burdwan, Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia and was scouting for new hideouts in West Midnapore and Malda. They recruited heavily from several educational institutes and had roped in over 150 operatives in the past three years, he said.
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October - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 16 recovered a sack containing 40 improvised hand grenades from a store room in a house near the Burdwan blast occurred in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District o
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 16 recovered a sack containing 40 improvised hand grenades from a store room in a house near the Burdwan blast occurred in which two suspected militants were killed and another person was injured on October 2 in Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India. NIA officials said that “NIA investigators, along with Burdwan District Police during a search of the house of one Rezaul Karim recovered the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) this evening (October 16)”. The recovery was made when the investigators were searching the house of Rezaul located at Mathpara on Badsahi Road near Khagragarh. This is one of the three houses found by the investigators to be used by the blast suspects besides the one where the explosion had taken place. The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had earlier searched the house and found some documents. Rezaul has been missing since the October 2 blast. NIA had conducted searches at various places including the residence and shop of the arrested accused Hashem Moulla alias Badre Alam in Burdwan District.
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October - 17 
Police on October 17 recovered more than two dozen crude bombs from a mango orchard in 16 Mile area under Kaliachak Police station in Malda District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India. A Police officer said that "About 30 crude bombs have been found from the bag. A bomb disposal squad is dif
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Police on October 17 recovered more than two dozen crude bombs from a mango orchard in 16 Mile area under Kaliachak Police station in Malda District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India. A Police officer said that "About 30 crude bombs have been found from the bag. A bomb disposal squad is diffusing them. We are also in the lookout for Mohshin Sheikh, the owner of the orchard." The recovery in Malda comes a day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the National Security Guard (NSG), probing the October 2 Burdwan blast, seized 40 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a house in the District. Several incidents of crude bombs going off or being seized by Police have been reported from several Districts of the state in the last few days.
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October - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Burdwan blast case, in a preliminary report submitted to the Central Government said that there was a conspiracy by the Burdwan terror module to convert West Bengal into a major terror hub over the next few months to carryout subver
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Burdwan blast case, in a preliminary report submitted to the Central Government said that there was a conspiracy by the Burdwan terror module to convert West Bengal into a major terror hub over the next few months to carryout subversive activities in different parts of the country, reports The Asian Age on October 18. The NIA along with Central intelligence agencies is investigating the matter which is suspected to have international ramifications also. Police have already arrested three accused in the Burdwan blast, Badrul Alam Molla and two women, Razia and Amina and questioning them regularly over the last few days which has provided some valuable leads regarding the conspiracy. Sources said that the accused have disclosed that they were getting regular assistance both in terms of finance and explosives from “certain elements in Bangladesh” with clear instructions to form a strong terror network in West Bengal. A senior intelligence official said that “Considering the close proximity of the state to the porous Indo-Bangladesh border West Bengal was an ideal choice for making it a major terror hub in the country. The investigations have thrown up important leads and we are working on them. We have already recovered a huge quantity of explosives based on the disclosures of the accused persons and have also identified some members of the terror module who are still on the run.” Sources also said that during the course of investigations it has also come to light that the terror operatives have already made Malda into a major centre for smuggling fake Indian currency notes (FICN). The Times of India on October 18 adds that with mounting evidence that the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) network has spread its tentacles across the central and bordering Districts of West Bengal, NIA has begun visiting each of the suspects' homes and questioning their aides. According to intelligence inputs, JMB cadres are known to recruit from their close and extended families, creating strong blood networks. Sources said that "once you begin questioning these aides of the absconding men, there are chances you can gain valuable leads."
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October - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and a Border Security Force (BSF) team in a raid at three key hideouts in Murshidabad District of West Bengal on October 19 recovered several crucial evidence in connection with the Burdwan blast of October 2, reports The Asian Age. NIA team with BSF’s intelli
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and a Border Security Force (BSF) team in a raid at three key hideouts in Murshidabad District of West Bengal on October 19 recovered several crucial evidence in connection with the Burdwan blast of October 2, reports The Asian Age. NIA team with BSF’s intelligence officials and personnel searched the unlicensed madrassa, Talimul Banatli Hatematuj Johura at Mukhimnagar village in Lalgola and recovered two gas cylinders, two motorbikes, bunches of jihadi scripts, some of them being half-burnt, and leaflets. After that NIA-BSF joint team raided the house of Mofazzul alias Laden, who has been absconding and recovered two cellphones, a SIM, a mobile chip, a passbook and some money receipts. Later, they searched “Burqa Ghar” in Beldanga which had been run by Shakeel Ahmed, one of the two deceased in the Burdwan blast and recovered a cellphone, a SIM, various carry bags and leaflets. Meanwhile, another NIA team questioned Mithu Sheikh, an aide of the terror accused, and his family members at the office of sub-divisional Police officer at Bolpur in Birbhum District. The police then summoned him. Reports also said that during the day, the officers inspected the blast site in Burdwan once again and recovered various items close to two dozen.
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October - 20 
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned six persons in connection to the probe into funding of terror modules in Burdwan blast, reports The Times of India on October 21. According to sources, the six persons are Asua Biwi (Burhan Seikh's mother), Abul Kalam (absconding Seikh Kader's brother), Jam
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Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned six persons in connection to the probe into funding of terror modules in Burdwan blast, reports The Times of India on October 21. According to sources, the six persons are Asua Biwi (Burhan Seikh's mother), Abul Kalam (absconding Seikh Kader's brother), Jamat Seikh of Napara village (Ayesha's father), Seikh Asadulla of Bhatar, Nazrul and Israel (brothers of Yousuf Sheikh). Further, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recovered cash worth INR 44,000 from Rumi Biwi, wife of deceased Shakeel Ahmed Gazi, from the Khagragarh house in Burdwan District. She has told investigators that she has received INR 30,000 from Nadia and INR 14,000 was given to her by Rezaul. She said she took the money to purchase land at Goda mouza to build her own house. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has already discovered that Yousuf Seikh purchased several plots for construction of madrassas. They have also traced 48 bank accounts of Yusuf and 21 bank accounts of Ayesha to Canara Bank's Nigon branch. ED has now started to track those behind such large pay-outs. Meanwhile, three NIA officials, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Vijayendra Singh, have begun the probe to find out whether there was a Trinamool Congress (TMC) party office above the garage at the Burdwan blast house, reports The Times of India. The agency questioned landlord and TMC leader Nurul Hasan Choudhury and his son Ashraf Ali Choudhury over four hours.
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October - 21 
Specific intelligence reports reaching the Centre suggest that the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s team probing the Burdwan blast case is facing a serious threat from subversive elements, reports Deccan Chronicle on October 22. According to the sources, even though the NIA team has been provid
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Specific intelligence reports reaching the Centre suggest that the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s team probing the Burdwan blast case is facing a serious threat from subversive elements, reports Deccan Chronicle on October 22. According to the sources, even though the NIA team has been provided adequate security cover by para-military and local Police, the high threat perception shows that the Burdwan terror module had probably managed to establish a good network within the state (West Bengal) and subversive elements may want to prevent security agencies from busting the entire module. The NIA team has already recovered a large amount of explosive materials from some madrassas in the area and suspect the presence of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) modules in the state. The case has serious security ramifications for both India and Bangladesh due to which intelligence agencies of the two countries are said to be working in close co-ordination.
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October - 24 
Sources said that a man suspected to be Sheikh Yusuf, one of the key operatives accused of running the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) module in West Bengal, has been arrested from a border town in Nepal by Kolkata police’s special task force (STF) on October 24, reports The Telegraph. Accordi
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Sources said that a man suspected to be Sheikh Yusuf, one of the key operatives accused of running the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) module in West Bengal, has been arrested from a border town in Nepal by Kolkata police’s special task force (STF) on October 24, reports The Telegraph. According to the sources, the detained man, whose appearance apparently matches with Yusuf’s latest photograph that is with the investigators, was arrested from Kakarbhitta, around 70km from Siliguri, Darjeeling District on the other side of the Nepal border. STF sources said that “We are certain that the detained man is Yusuf and have handed him over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Burdwan blast.” However, NIA did not confirm any such detention.
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October - 26 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) expressed its concern that Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) continue to be pumped across the border from Bangladesh to fund the activities of outfits like the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports The Times of India on Octo
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) expressed its concern that Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) continue to be pumped across the border from Bangladesh to fund the activities of outfits like the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports The Times of India on October 27. The high quality FICNs are printed in Pakistan and routed to India through Bangladesh. NIA sources said that “We now suspect that sending in FICN is a form of the much talked about 'Money Jihad'. A clear pattern has emerged regarding the route of the FICN once it reaches Indian soil. A large part of it is sent to places like Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh that have links to terror outfits. The remaining has been tracked to southern states, particularly to locations from where terror modules are known to operate.” Sources also said that “Despite the developments over the last few weeks that has led to tightening of security, attempts are continuing to push in FICN from across the International Border into West Bengal. Even when IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was first arrested, FICN was found in his possession."
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October - 27 
NIA, investigating the Burdwan blast case, on October 27 said that they had identified 25-30 members of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), mostly of Bangladeshi origin and part of the larger conspiracy to launch attacks in Bangladesh and India, are active in India, reports The Times of India
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NIA, investigating the Burdwan blast case, on October 27 said that they had identified 25-30 members of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), mostly of Bangladeshi origin and part of the larger conspiracy to launch attacks in Bangladesh and India, are active in India, reports The Times of India. NIA along with intelligence agencies is conducting raids across the country for these suspects, some of whom are also suspected to have fled to Bangladesh. Sources said that NIA has conducted as many as 150 raids to get these suspected JMB members across the country, especially West Bengal, Assam and some South Indian states. During the investigation, NIA has found that JMB was trying to set up bases in different locations and recruiting locals. Sources added that the JMB module in Burdwan managed to transport six improvised explosive device (IED) consignments to Bangladesh to be used for terrorist activities. Investigators are trying to find out whether the explosives found in Burdwan, were exclusively meant for Bangladesh or to be used somewhere in India as well, the source said.
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October - 28 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report on the Burdwan blast case revealed a new trend of women taking to Jihadi indoctrination and terror activities in Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh’s (JMB) all-female jihadi training centres in Burdwan and Murshidabad areas of West Bengal, reports The New In
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report on the Burdwan blast case revealed a new trend of women taking to Jihadi indoctrination and terror activities in Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh’s (JMB) all-female jihadi training centres in Burdwan and Murshidabad areas of West Bengal, reports The New Indian Express on October 29. According to top officials, these centres started operating in 2011 and recruited women who were trained in bomb-making and violent extremist ideologies. Sources said that the two madrassas, one is at Shimulia in Burdwan District and another is at Laal Gola in Murshidabad District were reportedly training only females in bomb making and other terror activities like transporting arms and ammunition safely from one area to the other. NIA officers concluded that Rejara Biwi and Amina Biwi, arrested after the October 2 Burdwan blast, were also trained in one of these madrassas and a few more madrassas in the bordering areas are under the NIA scanner. “So far, we have been able to link 40 terror modules to the Burdwan blast,” said an officer. The NIA report also said that Interrogation of the suspects have also revealed that at least 40 ready improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were shipped to Bangladesh in four consignments. However, Investigators were yet to ascertain whether the explosive shipments were moved within the country. According to the sources, the bomb-manufacturing unit was operational for almost three years in the house rented by alleged JMB terrorists in Burdwan District. Sources said that the Burdwan blast mastermind, Sheikh Kausar, who escaped after the blast is believed to have been in Birbhum District for three days after the blasts. He went off the radar on October 5. Unconfirmed reports said that Kausar may have escaped to Nepal and the Security agencies are learnt to have received information on his whereabouts. Further, the NIA said that the terrorist module operating in West Bengal had a specific design where not only local agents but also local politicians may have played an active role, reports The Times of India. In their report to NIA Director General (DG) Sharad Kumar, investigators hinted at the involvement of at least 40 politicians helped these terrorists gain a foothold in West Bengal. In addition, a status report on the probe into the Burdwan blast states at least 165 to 190 Bangladeshis managed to sneak into India in the past few months to join JMB terror modules. Investigators have identified as many as 27 routes used by terrorists to move within the country and sneak out. NIA has broadly divided the routes in three categories, inter-Districts, inter-State and borders with Bangladesh and Nepal. Report said that nearly 58 terror modules had bases in nine Districts of Bengal, including Burdwan, Birbhum, Nadia, Murshidabad, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Howrah, and South and North 24-Parganas. It is also believed that these routes were chosen to give them easy access to Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim and Bangladesh and Nepal.
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October - 28 
The Economic Times on October 29 reports that NIA has come across various information about the activities of JMB members in different parts of India and their links with Bangladesh. Moreover, NIA has come to the conclusion that at least 120 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were transported to Ba
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The Economic Times on October 29 reports that NIA has come across various information about the activities of JMB members in different parts of India and their links with Bangladesh. Moreover, NIA has come to the conclusion that at least 120 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were transported to Bangladesh in four batches. Sources added that India has also sought details from Bangladesh about the interrogation report of two JMB militants Asif Adnan (26) and Fazle Elahi Tanjil (24) who were arrested from Segunbagicha area of Dhaka city, Bangladesh.
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October - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), investigating the Burdwan blast case, will interrogate two persons arrested from Chinwan in Madhya Pradesh along with huge amount of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports The Times of India on October 30. NIA has found during the investigation that the
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), investigating the Burdwan blast case, will interrogate two persons arrested from Chinwan in Madhya Pradesh along with huge amount of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports The Times of India on October 30. NIA has found during the investigation that the duo arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police allegedly made several calls to Shakil Ahmed Gazi (who died in the Burdwan blast) six days before the Burdwan blast on October 2. NIA officers believe the duo might provide vital links in the case. The NIA also has information that the duo was in touch with the six suspected Students Islamic Movement in India (SIMI) activists who fled from a jail at Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh and were allegedly responsible for the Bijnor blast in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
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October - 30 
The New Indian Express reports on October 31 that the officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has informed the NIA, which is probing the Islamist terror network in West Bengal, that a prominent Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was involved in passing funds through hawala transactions to the Ja
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The New Indian Express reports on October 31 that the officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has informed the NIA, which is probing the Islamist terror network in West Bengal, that a prominent Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was involved in passing funds through hawala transactions to the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, who were running terror training camps in the state. The ED has provided detailed information to the NIA officials on how the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists received funds from the Jamaat in Bangladesh through some businessmen in the state.
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October - 31 
NIA in its preliminary report to the UMHA has not mentioned anything about JMB’s alleged plan to target Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia, reports The Indian Express on November 1. NIA, meanwhile, identified 14 women cadres of the JMB who were tr
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NIA in its preliminary report to the UMHA has not mentioned anything about JMB’s alleged plan to target Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia, reports The Indian Express on November 1. NIA, meanwhile, identified 14 women cadres of the JMB who were training girls enrolled in two madarssas in Shimulia in Burdwan District and in Lalgola in Murshidabad District in “gun shooting and other jihadi activities.” The agency also said that the JMB aimed to establish an Islamic State comprising Bangladesh and the Murshidabad, Malda and Nadia Districts of West Bengal.
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November - 2 
A seven-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, along with experts of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), raided an aluminum factory in Shantipara of Buardhaman District on November 2, reports The Times of India.Abdul Hakim, the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist who
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A seven-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, along with experts of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), raided an aluminum factory in Shantipara of Buardhaman District on November 2, reports The Times of India.Abdul Hakim, the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist who was injured in the bomb blast at Khagragarh on October 2, 2014 and presently admitted at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata, used to work in the factory. The factory is very near from the Khagragarh blast site. Hakim's wife Amina Biwi, who is in NIA custody at present, has told the investigators during interrogations that Abdul Hakim has been working at that factory for INR 100 per day remuneration. On October 1, a day before the blast, Hakim had worked there for the last time.NIA has learnt that Hakim used to regularly visit the Simulia madrasa (Islamic seminary). In the morning, Hakim used to work in the factory and at night he used to make IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) and bullets to fool the neighbours by showing that he was working in a factory in Burdwan, his wife told NIA. With Hakim almost recovering from his splinter injury, NIA is all set to take him in their custody within the next few days.
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November - 4 
Kolkata Sessions Court on November 4 remanded Abdul Hakim, the suspected terrorist who survived the Khagragarh blast in Bardhaman of October 2, 2014 in National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till November 14, reports The Times of India. Razia Bibi, wife of dead terror suspect Shakeel Ahmed Gazi
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Kolkata Sessions Court on November 4 remanded Abdul Hakim, the suspected terrorist who survived the Khagragarh blast in Bardhaman of October 2, 2014 in National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till November 14, reports The Times of India. Razia Bibi, wife of dead terror suspect Shakeel Ahmed Gazi, and Hakim's wife Alima Bibi were sent to jail till November 20.
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November - 6 
More than a month after an explosion killed two persons in Khagragarh in Bardhaman District of West Bengal on October 2, 2014, the Police are yet to confirm the identity of one of victims, Indian Express reports on November 7. In his dying statement, the victim had given his name as Subhan Mondal, a
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More than a month after an explosion killed two persons in Khagragarh in Bardhaman District of West Bengal on October 2, 2014, the Police are yet to confirm the identity of one of victims, Indian Express reports on November 7. In his dying statement, the victim had given his name as Subhan Mondal, a resident of East Midnapaore District. However, police could not find the village Mondal claimed to have hailed from. Mondal, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths believe, was a resident of Bangladesh. His actual identity has remained a missing link in the investigations into the blast.The NIA has now opted for Mondal’s DNA profiling to establish his identity. A Central Forensic Science Laboratory team recently visited the Police morgue in Bardhaman and collected samples from Mondal’s teeth, hair and nails for DNA testing.
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November - 7 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 7 arrested Amjad Sheikh alias Kajal, a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant and an accused in the Bardhaman blasts (October 2, 2014) case from Birbhum District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India. According to NIA, Kajal procured explo
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 7 arrested Amjad Sheikh alias Kajal, a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant and an accused in the Bardhaman blasts (October 2, 2014) case from Birbhum District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India. According to NIA, Kajal procured explosives from various chemical shops in Kolkata on the pretext of legitimate business and supplied it to bomb-makers such as Shakil Ghazi and Shobhan Mandal, who died in the Bardhaman blast. These bombs were then transported across the border by couriers such as Kausar. He is suspected to be part of a network in Delhi which NIA is now investigating. It is also suspected that he procured explosive chemicals from at least two suppliers in Delhi who also have businesses in Kolkata. After Kajal got a hint that intelligence agencies had tracked him to Delhi, Kajal fled to Basti in Uttar Pradesh where a state Policeman, who was an acquaintance, provided him shelter. However, choosing not to stay anywhere for too long, he again fled to Birbhum from where he was arrested.
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November - 11 
A court in Kolkata on November 11 sent Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Amjad Sheikh, a key conspirator in the October 2, 2014 Bardhaman blast to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till November 20, 2014, reports IANSLive. Absconding after the blast, Sheikh allegedly was hidin
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A court in Kolkata on November 11 sent Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Amjad Sheikh, a key conspirator in the October 2, 2014 Bardhaman blast to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till November 20, 2014, reports IANSLive. Absconding after the blast, Sheikh allegedly was hiding in Uttar Pradesh (UP) before his eventual arrest from West Bengal. The Times of India adds that the UP Policeman who gave shelter Sheikh has turned out to be a Constable with the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) which guards the Indo-Nepal and Bhutan borders. It has also been found that the Constable was aware of the antecedents of the accused and yet not only sheltered him in Basti, UP, but also made arrangements for his hideout in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) later. According to NIA sources, the SSB constable, who also hails from the same place in Birbhum (West Bengal) to which Sheikh belonged, had been consistently helping him following the blast.
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November - 13 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has tracked the source of funds utilised in Bardhaman (West Bengal ) blast of October 2, 2014 to sustain the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) modules in India, The Times of India reports on November 14. The agency has identified a man named Abdul Noor, suspec
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has tracked the source of funds utilised in Bardhaman (West Bengal ) blast of October 2, 2014 to sustain the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) modules in India, The Times of India reports on November 14. The agency has identified a man named Abdul Noor, suspected to be a key operative of the outfit in Bangladesh, as the man who carried cash tranches across the border periodically. NIA has also identified a JMB operative from West Bengal who was working as a mason in Jammu and Kashmir. The man has already been interrogated by the agency. The agency has also found that not only did all members have wives who were equally involved in all terror acts but the top brass among the Indian module had more than one wife who were all engaged in terror activities. In fact, marriages were deliberately solemnised among members of the module much on the lines of Maoists. Women were, however, given training only in firing of weapons and not in making of bombs. "This is a unique development as far as jihadi terrorism in India is concerned. The JMB module in India has 50 per cent women. All have been indoctrinated, well-trained in physical combat and weapon operation and married to their jihadi colleagues," said an NIA officer.
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November - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), investigating the October 2 Bardhaman blast, is looking for Gulshan Bibi- “drug queen" from Kolkata, now reportedly based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), New Indian Express reports on November 16. Gulshan Bibi, who fled to Chennai years ago, still runs, through remo
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), investigating the October 2 Bardhaman blast, is looking for Gulshan Bibi- “drug queen" from Kolkata, now reportedly based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), New Indian Express reports on November 16. Gulshan Bibi, who fled to Chennai years ago, still runs, through remote control, the narcotics business and sleuths have found connections between her and Islamic terrorists, said NIA sources. However, the Police in Chennai have no clue about her. Official sources in the Chennai branch of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) too said no drug smuggler or peddler by the name of Gulshan Bibi had figured in their radar so far. But NIA sources in Kolkata said Gulshan provided shelter to two Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists, who visited Chennai before the May 1 blasts at the Central railway station.
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November - 19 
The Times of India on October 20 adds that the NIA officials are on the lookout for three children of Yousuf Sheikh, Rahima Khatoon (5), Asifa Khatoon (4) and son Khattab Sheikh (2). Yousuf Sheikh is one of the key accused in the Burdwan blast case, who used to give jihadi training at the Simulia ma
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The Times of India on October 20 adds that the NIA officials are on the lookout for three children of Yousuf Sheikh, Rahima Khatoon (5), Asifa Khatoon (4) and son Khattab Sheikh (2). Yousuf Sheikh is one of the key accused in the Burdwan blast case, who used to give jihadi training at the Simulia madrassa in Mangalkote. NIA officials believe that Yousuf, who is now absconding, will not take the risk of travelling with three kids, as they are too young and this can even lead to his identification. NIA officials also suspect that Yousuf would try to cross the border to reach Bangladesh. The NIA is getting new clues to a wider terror network with each passing day of its investigation into the Burdwan blast case, reported The Times of India on October 19. An intelligence sources said that What was suspected to be the handiwork of elements from Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HuJI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) of India and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) of Bangladesh now seems to point to a much bigger network that was trying to recruit, train and push back cadres into Bangladesh and parts of Assam to "revive Jihadi terrorism."
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November - 20 
A city sessions court in Kolkata on November 20 sent Myanmarese national Khaleed alias Mohammed Khalid, who was brought to Kolkata on transit remand after his arrest over his alleged links with the Bardhaman blast (October 2, 2014), to eight days' National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, reports
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A city sessions court in Kolkata on November 20 sent Myanmarese national Khaleed alias Mohammed Khalid, who was brought to Kolkata on transit remand after his arrest over his alleged links with the Bardhaman blast (October 2, 2014), to eight days' National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, reports The Times of India. All the eight accused arrested in connection with the Bardhaman blast were produced before the court. Sajid alias Rahmatullah, the head of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’s (JMB) Bardhaman module and Amjad Seikh, the man responsible for supplying chemicals were also sent to NIA custody. Five others, Abdul Hakim, Zia-ul-Haque, Hasem Mollah alias Burhan Mollah, Amina Biwi and Rajia Biwi, were sent into judicial custody till December 5. NIA sources said that Khalid, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-trained terrorist, has strong connections with a Bangladeshi terrorist outfit, JMB. The Bangladesh home department has handed over vital documents regarding the Bardhaman blast to the NIA team. According to NIA sources, Khalid allegedly belongs to Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO), a militant outfit fighting for the rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. He is suspected to be running terror camps in border areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar and was found in possession of videos of terror training, literature on poison and bomb-making, apart from documents related to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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November - 27 
A team of Bangladeshi intelligence officials on November 27 reached Kolkata (West Bengal) to talk to investigators, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), regarding the October 2 Bardhaman blast in which terror group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is suspected to be involved, repo
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A team of Bangladeshi intelligence officials on November 27 reached Kolkata (West Bengal) to talk to investigators, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), regarding the October 2 Bardhaman blast in which terror group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is suspected to be involved, reports New Indian Express. Bangladesh's Minister of State for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, "The delegation is expected to visit Bardhaman and hold talks with the investigators, including NIA officers." Kamal added, "Both India and Bangladesh are committed to fight against terrorism. The delegation will share information with the NIA to help it locate more suspects". The team comprises high-ranking officials of Bangladesh's Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, the National Security Intelligence and the Detective Branch and other agencies.
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December - 2 
There accused in the October 2,2014 Bardhaman blast in West Bengal, were on December 2 sent to judicial custody till December 5 by a court in Kolkata, reports Zee News. The trio of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) 'commander' Sajid, Myanmar national Khalid Mohammed and Abdul Hakim who was injur
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There accused in the October 2,2014 Bardhaman blast in West Bengal, were on December 2 sent to judicial custody till December 5 by a court in Kolkata, reports Zee News. The trio of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) 'commander' Sajid, Myanmar national Khalid Mohammed and Abdul Hakim who was injured in the blast were presented before the Chief Sessions Judge Mohammad Mumtaz Khan, on the expiry of their respective National Investigation Agency (NIA) and judicial custody.
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December - 8 
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India investigating the October 2 blast at Bardhaman in West Bengal (India) uncovered that JMB was planning to make rocket launchers with lathe machines, using designs downloaded from the internet on mobile phones, reports Dhaka Tribune on Decemb
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Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India investigating the October 2 blast at Bardhaman in West Bengal (India) uncovered that JMB was planning to make rocket launchers with lathe machines, using designs downloaded from the internet on mobile phones, reports Dhaka Tribune on December 8 (today). Photos of rocket launcher designs and projectiles were found in the records of phones destroyed in the blast.
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