One more accused arrested in Burdhwan blast case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one more person for his alleged involvement in the 2014 Burdwan blast which left two people dead.

Accused Jahirul Sheikh, a resident of Nadia district in West Bengal, who was absconding, was arrested from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday.

Two members of Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were killed and another injured in a bomb explosion in a rented house at Khagragarh area of West Bengal's Burdwan on October 2, 2014, while they were making bombs.

Sheikh was charge-sheeted by the agency for his alleged "direct involvement" in the conspiracy to carry out terrorist attacks and wage war against Indian and Bangladeshi governments.

"Accused Jahirul Sheikh is a senior leader of JMB Nadia module in West Bengal. He had attended a number of training camps conducted by JMB and he was also involved in activities of JMB in India to further its cause," the NIA said.

A large number of Improvised Explosive Device, handmade grenades etc. were recovered during the investigation in 2014.

A total of 33 accused have been charge-sheeted in this case.

The case pertains to JMB's plan to radicalise, recruit and train its members for carrying out terror attacks in the country as part of a large conspiracy to wage war against India.