Modi thanks Hasina for help in fighting terrorism

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and thanked her for the help in fighting terrorism.

The phone conversation took place hours after Bangladesh handed over Ulfa leader Anup Chetia to India.

The Indian Prime Minister also wished Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Diwali.

“PM@narendramodi spoke to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. He wished PM Hasina on Diwali & thanked her for the help in fighting terrorism,” the India Prime Minister’s Office tweeted.

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh also tweeted trice after the handover of Chetia and thanked the Bangladesh government for its active cooperation in sending Anoop Chetia to India.

“Handing over of Anoop (Anup) Cheita by Bangladesh shows its commitment and maturity to cooperate with India on issues like terror & organised crime,” he said in of the tweets welcoming the handing over of Anup Chetia to India by the Bangladesh government.

Earlier, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Ulfa leader Anup Chetia, who had been in Bangladeshi jail since his arrest in 1997, returned to India on Wednesday morning through a border point after being freed from Kashimpur jail on completion of his jail term.

The minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters at a press briefing at the Secretariat following a report by India’s official news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) about the Ulfa leader’s handover.

Two associates of Chetia were also released and they left the country with him, he added.