National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Kolkata on Thursday convicted and sentenced an 'Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)' operative Samad Mia for his involvement in a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in India. ABT is a banned Bangladesh based terrorist outfit.

The NIA court has awarded Mia seven years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 16,000. Mia (26), hailing from Bangladesh's Sylhet, was convicted under sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Foreigners Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, stated the court in its order.