Overview

• Assam Police have arrested 97 individuals since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, with two latest arrests in Tinsukia and Nagaon for posting content deemed anti-Hindu.
• AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam remains in custody after initial sedition charges for defending Pakistan’s role in the attack and subsequent detention under the National Security Act.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma publicly vowed harsh penalties against pro-Pakistan slogans and framed the crackdown as vital for national and religious unity.
• The Pahalgam assault, claimed by The Resistance Front linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, killed 26 mostly tourists and intensified India-Pakistan tensions.
• Civil rights advocates warn that the broad use of sedition and NSA provisions risks curtailing free expression and exacerbating communal divisions.