West Bengal (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2019

Kolkata's anti-Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) team of Special Task Force (STF) have arrested eight Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) dealers in Narkeldanga Police Station area of Kolkata District and seized FICN notes worth INR 60,000, on January 12 reports Business Standard. The Munger and Malda-based improvised firearms cum FICN dealers were intercepted while they were trading FICN notes and improvising fire arms. STF arrested the dealers with 20 FICN notes in denominations of INR 2000 and 40 FICN notes in denominations of INR 500. Three pieces of improvised 7mm semi-automatic pistols having dual magazines and 21 rounds of live cartridges and 14 pieces of Semi-finished firearms. Read less...

On January 22, Border Security Force (BSF) arrested one unnamed person, linked to circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), from Sabdalpur in Malda District, reports Business Standard. BSF recovered FICN worth INR 476,000 from the arrestee. Read less...

Two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, identified as Kadar Kazi and Sajjad Ali, wanted in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Aram Bagh in Hooghly District on January 28, reports New Indian Express. An NIA official stated, “They were wanted in the Burdwan blast case. Kazi has also declared a proclaimed offender while Ali was his associate”. Official also stated that the duo had returned to West Bengal a couple of months back. Read less...

Kolkata Police in 2018 confiscated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR eight million and arrested 30 people in connection with it, reports Times of India on January 29. The accused were based in Malda District as well as Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The Special Task Force (STF) is also worried about FICN dealers trading in illegal firearms. The Police believe that some criminals from both West Bengal and Bangladesh are contacting Munger (in Bihar) based workers to complete the assembling of weapons and paying them with FICN. STF official stated, “It seems that the accused were sending weapons in Bangladesh in lieu of the FICN. This is a win-win situation for both. While the FICN dealers could escape the glare of security forces on the border, those operating here could release the FICN received in smaller lots. This minimizes the chances of their arrest”. Read less...