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"Our state intelligence wing was aware of Rahaman's terror background and had kept a close watch on his movements. The state intelligence wing refused to divulge whether they found any terror contacts of Rahaman after being alerted by the NIA. Rahaman, who was not a gun-totting cadre, used to arrange shelter/hideouts and funds for Naeem.Sources said the NIA had tipped the Odisha police about Rahaman's terror background after arresting Naeem in November 2017. Terrorism continued to haunt the state following the arrest of five suspected SIMI operatives from Rourkela on February 17, 2016. The state intelligence kept mum when asked about Rahaman's past, personal life and profession when he was staying in Kendrapada.Odisha police have been on their toes after terrorism emerged as a new challenge in 2015..