Silchar, Aug. 26 -- A 21-year-old man from Assam's Hailakandi district was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged links with the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN), police said.

The Assam police's Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with Hailakandi district police, arrested Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan from the Ramnathpur area.

On July 25, the STF arrested three men: Akramul Islam (26) of Dhubri, Aminur Rahman (22) of Chirang, and Abdul Hussain (54) of Barpeta. Their mobile phones, Aadhaar cards, bank passbooks, and a large amount of tampered religious scripts were seized, officials said.

On Wednesday, the STF posted on X, "Following leads from earlier arrests in (STF PS Case No. 06/2026) STF, Assam, jointly with Hailakand...