Overview

• Ninety people have been arrested in Assam since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack on charges of anti-India and pro-Pakistan activities.
• Goalpara Police apprehended Sanidul Islam for an alleged offensive post about Lord Ram while Kamrup Police detained Saniur Rahman over accusations of inciting communal discord online.
• Opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was first booked for sedition for defending Pakistan’s role in the Pahalgam attack and is now held under the National Security Act despite securing bail.
• The state government is applying both sedition laws and the National Security Act to prosecute individuals for posts deemed inimical to national integrity.
• The crackdown follows the Baisaran attack near Pahalgam, claimed by The Resistance Front, which killed 26 tourists and injured 17 in April.