India has alerted Bangladesh regarding bombs being assembled in a house in West Bengal were meant for terror strikes in Bangladesh.
The Hindustan Times reported that top Indian intelligence officials have alerted the National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Director General of Forces Intelligence in Dhaka.
According to the report published on Monday, two alleged bomb-makers -- Shamim Shakil Ahmed and Svopan Mondal -- were killed in a blast at a house in Burdwan on October 2. Both of them were Bangladeshis.
The men and rest of the group were members of banned Islamist outfit Jamaat'ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), it said.
Shamim's wife Rumi Bibi told security agencies they had sent four consignments of bombs to Bangladesh through couriers -- Kausar and Rasiq -- in the last three months.
He said the bombs were not being made for attacks in India.
Rumi and Ameena Bibi were arrested on Sunday morning. Ameena's husband Abdul Hakim was injured in the blast and now he is being treated at the Burdwan Medical College Hospital.
On Sunday, security agencies along with local police conducted raids at least three places in West Bengal to nab JMB cadres. They were also looking for a Murshidabad-based “religious motivator”, sources said.
It is understood that Bangaldesh has given India the names of three JMB members involved in anti-government activities and are said to be based in Bengal, the report said.
The police and security agencies interrogated Mondal’s wife Akina, house-owner Hassan Choudhury and Ameena.
Twenty-five hand grenades, some 10 ready-for-use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and large quantities of ammonium nitrate, iron oxide, hydrogen peroxide and other chemicals used in making bombs were recovered from the spot.
Rumi said the chemicals were bought from Kolkata. Timer devices, were also seized.
A lathe machine which was recovered from the house was being used for making pistols, she added.
The information was shared with Union home secretary Anil Goswami in a meeting with security agencies on Saturday.
In the meeting, suggestions were given that the federal anti-terror body the National Investigative Agency be handed over the case as it had international repercussions.
