Delhi Police nabs al-Qaeda operative Samiun Rahman stationed in India to engage Rohingyas in terrorist activities

New Delhi, September 19: The Delhi Police Special Cell has got a major breakthrough on Sunday as it has arrested Samiun Rahman also known as Shumon Haq or Raju Bhai, an al-Qaeda operative of British nationality. The arrest of al-Qaeda operative took place just a day before the central government filed an affidavit in favour of deportation of Rohingyas as they are heavily engaged in terrorist activities and possess a great threat to the security of the country. 

Notably, Samiun Rahman was stationed in Delhi to raise funds, set up bases in Mizoram and Manipur, radicalize youth to fight for Rohingya Muslims, fleeing Myanmar to escape violence and carry out attacks to back the refugees.

The Delhi Police arrested Samiun Rahman in a raid after getting specific input that a man trying to recruit cadres for jihad was going to come to east Delhi’s Shakarpur area. Also, a laptop, loaded pistol and several mobile phones were recovered by police from his possession. According to the official sources, Samiun Rahman recently visited Bangladesh where a large number of Rohingyas have taken shelter.

Special Cell DCP Pramod Singh Kushwah said Samiun Rahman was a resident of 96, Redman House, Portpool Lane in London, and a member of Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate of al-Qaeda in Syria who had trained and fought in Syria against government forces. “A case has been registered and further investigation is on,” he added.

In July 2017, Rahman came to India and lived in various madrasas of Kishanganj in Bihar, Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, Delhi-NCR, and other places. Rahman was born and brought up in England. He joined the outfit in 2013.

Yesterday, the Central government in its affidavit submitted to Supreme Court has clearly stated that the Rohingya Muslims possess a serious threat to the security of India and many of the Rohingyas figure in the suspected sinister designs of ISI/ISIS and other extremist groups.

Earlier, a former Hizbul Mujahideen commander and the head of a newly created al-Qaeda's Kashmir cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind Zakir Musa released an audio message on YouTube channel Ansar Ghazwa and warned the Indian government against deporting Rohingya Muslims in Jammu.

The warning given by so-called Jihadist Musa who is actually a coward terrorist has proved the point that these Rohingyas possess a great threat to the country. Musa group and many other terrorist organizations are actually trying to use Rohingyas against India and that is why they are so the concern of these Muslim refugees.

For India, Rohingyas have emerged as one of the biggest problems as some political parties to seek votes want them to stay in the country but the central government has kept its stance very clear to deport these refugees as they possess a threat to the country.