Guwahati, Aug. 28 -- India has uncovered fresh cross-border terror links on Wednesday with the arrest of a Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative in Assam, escalating security concerns and putting Bangladesh under renewed scrutiny over its handling of banned extremist groups.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference in the capital Dispur confirmed that Ali Hussain Bepari, an Indian national from Dhubri, was arrested for sharing contact numbers of Assam residents with Bangladesh-based JMB handlers.

"Ali Hussain Bepari had previously been arrested for JMB-related illegal activities. Evidence currently shows he acted as a conduit for the terror outfit," CM Sarma said.

The arrest, security officials warn, is ...