Guwahati, Sept. 1 -- Assam Police arrested two schoolteachers from the Dhubri district for their suspected ties to Bangladesh-based jihadi organizations, including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).

The arrests have heightened fears of extremist infiltration into community institutions across the sensitive border areas of lower Assam.

Police made the first arrest on August 27, taking into custody Shah Alam Sarkar, a teacher at Lakhimari Middle School, located near the international border.

Investigators allege that Sarkar actively engaged in recruitment, propaganda, and logistical support for cross-border radicals.

Authorities also revealed that Lakhimari Middle School, where Sarkar taught, was formerly a madrasa, Lakhimari Pre-ME Madrasa, before...