Overview
- Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the total on X and publicly listed nine new detainees with their districts.
- Assam Police say 34 accounts have been identified for objectionable posts and that monitoring and investigations remain underway.
- Authorities report many users deleted content after learning of arrests, with screenshots preserved as evidence and suo motu cases registered.
- Officials say minors or people unaware their devices were used will not be arrested, and a detained retired principal in Cachar was released with a notice.
- Coverage compares the sweep to the post-Pahalgam crackdown, with at least one case citing BNS sections 152 and 147, as political sparring flares between state BJP and Congress figures.