Assam madrassa demolished over al-Qaeda links, Watch
Mangalore Today News Network
New Delhi, Aug 31, 2022: A madrassa in Assam’s Bongaigaon has been demolished over links to the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda after five people were earlier arrested for links to a Bangladesh-based extremist group. The Madrassa authorities have been carrying out the eviction since the night with the help of the local people.
SP Swapnaneel Deka told ANI, "District administration said in an order that the Madrasa is structurally vulnerable and unsafe for human habitation as the Madrasa buildings were not built as per APWD specifications/IS norms."
#WATCH | Assam: Markazul Ma-Arif Quariayana Madrasa, located at Kabaitary Part-IV village in Bongaigaon district, being demolished
— ANI (@ANI) August 31, 2022
This is the 3rd Madrasa demolished by the Assam government following arrests of 37 persons including Imam and Madrasa teachers linked with AQIS/ABT pic.twitter.com/zTQiiicAne
"Yesterday, Goalpara district police had also conducted a search operation along with an arrested person linked with AQIS/ABT in the Madrasa. As per direction of the district administration, we have started the process to demolish the Madrasa," SP Swapnaneel Deka said.
Courtesy: India Today