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‘Purber Akash’: Operatives used encrypted Telegram channel for terror activities, finds NIA

According to reports from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), an encrypted Telegram channel named 'Purber Akash' was allegedly utilized by terror leadership to establish an underground network across Bengal, Assam, and Kerala. Investigators stated that the channel is operated by the Bangladeshi terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). A senior figure from the group reportedly formed a spinoff extremist group called Imam Mahmud's Khilafa (IMK) to promote radical agendas, recruit vulnerable youth, and build operational bases in India.

State

Delhi

First reported

September 2026

Agency involved

National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Arrests

13 suspected terror operatives overall, including 4 in West Bengal

Key channel

Purber Akash (Telegram)

Terror groups named

Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Imam Mahmud’s Khilafa (IMK)

Charges or sections cited

Criminal conspiracy, waging war against the nation, endangering national sovereignty, and UAPA provisions

Status

Four arrested suspects remanded to five days of NIA custody for transit to Guwahati

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

Following multi-state raids, the NIA arrested 13 suspected terror operatives across the country, including four individuals in West Bengal. Investigators alleged that the arrested suspects maintained cover identities—such as a tailor and an imam—while carrying out recruitment, organizing religious indoctrination, and holding meetings through the encrypted platform. The group also allegedly collected terror funds via a crowdfunding mechanism known as 'Baitul Mal'.

Authorities invoked charges related to criminal conspiracy, waging war against the nation, endangering national sovereignty, and provisions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the four individuals arrested in Bengal. The suspects were produced before a special NIA court in Kolkata and remanded to five days of agency custody before being transferred to Guwahati for further interrogation, stemming from an initial core terror module case registered in Guwahati.

Not yet reported: The reports do not specify the exact total monetary amount collected through the 'Baitul Mal' crowdfunding mechanism.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Thirteen suspects have been arrested by the NIA, and four individuals produced in Kolkata have been placed in five days of agency custody before being transferred to Guwahati for further interrogation.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

Vulnerable youth targeted for radicalization by an underground network spanning Bengal, Assam, and Kerala.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

TuesdayThe NIA arrested 13 suspected terror operatives nationwide, including four in West Bengal.

Tuesday following arrestsThe four suspects arrested in Bengal were produced before a special NIA court in Kolkata and remanded to five days of custody.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Operatives used an encrypted Telegram channel named 'Purber Akash' to build an underground network.
The leadership used the platform to conduct virtual meetings and circulate jihadist literature.
Members maintained cover identities, such as working as a tailor or an imam, to blend in while radicalizing vulnerable youth.
The group organized religious indoctrination programmes and collected terror funds through a crowdfunding mechanism called 'Baitul Mal'.

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Sources and further reading

Optional. The full story is above; these are the original reports it was prepared from.

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