123 Kolkata: The state's Special Task Force (STF) wants to interrogate Nur Islam Mondal, head of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) Assam module, and Tariqul, alias Sadiq, a member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and a convict in the Khagragarh blast case, together. Mondal is already in STF custody, and Tariqul is lodged at Behrampore jail.
Investigators planned to move Behrampore court this week to bring Tariqul into their custody, said sources. The development comes after the arrest of 14 ABT militants in Assam in Dec last year. The arrested included Minarul Sheikh and Abbas Ali of Murshidabad, Mondal and Shab Sheikh, alias Shad Radi, a Bangladeshi. Sources said Mondal and Tariqul were in contact before the 2014 Khagragarh explosion. STF officials said Mondal had visited the state several times to meet Minarul and Abbas.