5 Bangladehi terrorists crossed over to West Bengal

KOLKATA: Five suspected Jamiyat-e-Mujahidden activists from Bangladesh have sneaked into West Bengal through Bagdah in North 24-Parganas district, officials at Writers’ Buildings said on Friday. Though the gang of five activists managed to cross over to West Bengal, they left for different destinations after they entered Bagdah, sources said.

The names of these five Mujahidden activists were also available with intelligence agencies who are now busy tracking them down. It is learnt that the intelligence agencies have informed the state home department about the development which has alerted the North 24-Parganas police. Vigilance at all the Indo-Bangladesh border check posts in North 24-Parganas district has been intensified following the alert, the police said.

Meanwhile, a meeting was held at the CID headquarters in Bhabani Bhavan on Friday which was attended by the director general of the state police, N Mukherjee, senior state police officials and superintendents of police of most districts. It is learnt that the meeting was convened to review the law and order situation in the state in general. The recent terror attack at Delhi High Court was also on the agenda of Friday’s meeting, a senior state police official said.

Apart from the overall law and order situation, the senior officials also dwelt on the Maoist issue and reviewed the current state in Jangalmahal. The state police officials are apparently happy with the state of affairs prevailing in the three Jangalmahal districts ---West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura. They are also satisfied with the district police’s success in recovering arms and ammunition and arrest of several persons who were on the wanted list of the police in connection with several criminal cases.

It is also learnt that senior police officials stressed on the need for better co-ordination between the state police and the CID.