Bongaigaon

Authorities in Assam on Wednesday demolished a madrassa in the Bongaigaon district after allegations that its premises were being used for terror activities.

Several bulldozers were involved in the demolition of the Markazul MaArif Quariayana Madrasa located at Kabaitary Part-IV village, which falls under Jogighopa Police Station.

This is the third madrasa to be razed by the Assam government following the arrests of 37 persons including Imam and madrasa teachers on charges of being linked to terror outfits Al Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

There were reports that some militants disguised as religious teachers had sneaked into the state and silently gone ahead with their subversive and anti-state activities.

On Tuesday night, 224 students were evacuated from the two-storied building and another structure that housed the teaching and assistant staff of the madrassa.

#WATCH | Assam: Markazul Ma-Arif Quariayana Madrasa, located at Kabaitary Part-IV village in Bongaigaon district, is being demolished

This is the 3rd Madrasa demolished by the Assam government following the arrests of 37 persons including Imam and Madrasa teachers linked with AQIS/ABT pic.twitter.com/zTQiiicAne

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Earlier this month, the Jamiul Huda Madrasa in the Moirabari area of the state's Morigaon district was razed down.

Assam Police have also arrested two more persons linked with AQIS and ABT in the Barpeta district on Monday morning.

More than 30 persons have been arrested so far, besides busting a few Jihadi modules in the state.

For better surveillance, Assam Chief Minister reiterated that Islamic teachers coming into the state will be closely monitored and moreover the state was developing a portal where their details will be captured.

Assam currently does not have any government-run madrassas as they have recently been converted into regular schools.

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However, individual, or privately-run madrassas continue to exist.