On July 19, Ali Asgar alias Abdullah Bihari, involved in propagating jihad (holy war) against India has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports news18.com. Ali Asgar a resident of Siswaniya village, was the seventh accused arrested in connection with a probe into the activities of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) outfit, the official said on July 20. The official spokesperson said the case is related to the arrest of six active JMB members, including three illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, from Aishbagh, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, who were found involved in propagating the JMB’s plans or ideology and motivating youngsters to carry out jihad against India. The case was initially registered at a Bhopal Police Station on March 14, 2022 and re-registered by the NIA on April 5, 2022, NIA said. “Asgar is a highly-radicalised individual involved in propagating jihad by posting hate and incriminating materials online in various groups on social media platforms…He was a close associate of the accused arrested earlier and was found using encrypted applications to communicate secretly with other associates in India and Bangladesh," the NIA spokesperson said.