Kolkata: A Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested 3 Bangladeshi nationals suspected to be operatives of banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

As per reports, the three were picked up from a rented flat in Haridevpur on the western suburbs of the city on Sunday evening. Police said the three were staying in Kolkata for a few months on the pretext of medical treatment of a relative. "But they were actually raising funds and trying to recruit local Muslims for jihadi actions," said an officer of Kolkata Police special task force.

The culprits were identified as Mikhail Khan, Rabiul Islam and Naziur Rahman, all hailing from Gopalgunj, home district of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

An intelligence official in Dhaka reportedly said that the three would certainly have a connection with other JMB activists active in West Bengal and south India. "So it was necessary to launch follow-up operations based on leads these three may provide."

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