West Bengal STF has uncovered that Arpita Sarkar, aide of suspected JeM associate Hamim Mondal, maintained encrypted contacts with Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN). Investigators suspect she was being used for honey-trapping and blackmailing influential persons in West Bengal.
The West Bengal STF has arrested a woman from Jharkhand for allegedly assisting suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative Mohammad Hamim Mondal by helping establish political contacts and collect personal information. Investigators are examining whether the information was intended for terror-related activities
