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Bengal police arrest woman in Jaish probe
NDTV··1 Aug
West Bengal Police arrested Arpita Sarkar from Jharkhand on August 1 as an alleged accomplice of suspected Jaish operative Hamim Mondal, detained in Bardhaman on July 30. Police say Sarkar was Mondal's girlfriend and in regular WhatsApp contact, helping establish contacts with political leaders. Investigators are examining whether a honey trap network collected personal information on VIPs.
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What It Means For You
- Political staff and public representatives in West Bengal should be alert to approaches seeking personal information through social or romantic contacts online.
- Residents in Bardhaman can note police are examining a suspected Jaish linked module that allegedly tracked VIP movements including convoy routes.
- Anyone contacted unexpectedly on WhatsApp by unknown accounts linked to political access should treat unsolicited information requests as potential intelligence gathering.
What's Happening
- West Bengal Police Special Task Force arrested Arpita Sarkar from Jharkhand's Sahebganj on August 1 as an alleged accomplice of suspected Jaish operative Hamim Mondal.
- Mondal was arrested from a Bardhaman rented apartment on July 30; police say Sarkar was his girlfriend and was in regular WhatsApp contact with him.
- Investigators say Mondal used Sarkar to contact political leaders and collect personal information as part of an alleged honey trap network linked to an ISI backed module.
A Girlfriend Link In A Terror Module
- Police suspect the module gathered intelligence on VIPs including BJP leaders and tracked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's convoy routes.
- Recovered chats between Sarkar and Mondal are being verified to determine whether collected information was intended for attack planning.
- Suvendu Adhikari said on July 31 the case is sensitive and that STF officers are investigating possible international connections.
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