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Assam Arrests Two More for Pro-Pakistan and Anti-Hindu Posts, Total Reaches 92

The state government is using sedition laws alongside NSA provisions to detain individuals for online posts deemed anti-national.

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Overview

  • Sabikul Islam was arrested in Lakhimpur for allegedly sharing a pro-Pakistan post and Dulal Bora was taken into custody in Nagaon for a derogatory comment about Hindu deities.
  • Assam has now detained 92 people in a crackdown launched after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack targeting those accused of anti-national social media activity.
  • AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was the first high-profile arrest on May 1 after he alleged that the Pahalgam and Pulwama attacks were part of a government conspiracy.
  • Following his release on bail, Aminul Islam was immediately recharged under the National Security Act.
  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has vowed to sustain the operations and increase digital surveillance to identify further anti-national posts.