The recent blast in Burdwan in West Bengal and subsequent investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) point towards a larger design of terror network which is being developed in Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and has links in migratory construction labour to the state as conduits, operators and symapthisers. The emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) flags from time-to-time in Kashmir Valley also signals towards creating a new format of militancy. This has come to the fore when NIA picked up three women after the 2nd October blast in Burdwan and based on the leads picked up a construction worker from Jammu and Kashmir. The J and K suspect received calls from the SIM cards seized from one of the women, wife of a militant Sheikh Ahmed killed in the blast. He was found to be in touch with the other two suspects in Birbhum. The discovery of grenades and bomb making equipments from Burdwan has linkage across several states borne out by calls exchanged by suspects with aides in locations like J and K and even southern states indicate elaborate and high level planning by new terror outfit emerging in eastern part of the country, especially in Assam and West Bengal. It is believed that these terror outfits are being used to launch attacks in Bangladesh targeting Sheikh Hassina regime for crackdown on Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The Indian Wing of the outfit provides logistic support as well as bomb making facilities. In January 2011 the outfit has alleged to have issued threats to assassinate Sheikh Hassina and has been building support in Madrassas, where a vulnerable section of the Muslim population is available. The Burdwan blast has exposed the chilling truth that West Bengal is turning out to be a terrorist logistic hub which has spread to other states like J and K and Kerala. The emerging new face of terror has women who are being used to spread the outfit’s ideology and motivate others to work as suicide squads-a very dangerous trend.
