Assam Congress spokesperson arrested for social media post about BJP leaders

The Assam Police on Saturday arrested a state Congress spokesperson for a social media post asking about the status of cases filed against three Bharatiya Janata Party leaders.

The spokesperson, Reetam Singh, had posted on X on March 13 about three persons being convicted for rape in the Dhemaji district in 2021. In this backdrop, he had asked about the status of criminal cases against Assam MLA Manab Deka, former state party chief Bhabesh Kalita and former Union minister Rajen Gohain.

“Is the law equal for all?" Singh had asked in the post on X.

The Congress spokesperson was arrested from his home in Guwahati by a team of the Lakhimpur district police, which was assisted by the Guwahati Police, PTI reported. He was arrested based on a complaint by Deka’s wife, Lakhimpur Superintendent of Police Mihirjit Gayan said.

Earlier in the day, Singh had posted a series of pictures of police personnel at his home, and claimed that the police did not have a warrant or notice. He had claimed that the police refused to present him with a warrant despite repeated requests.

“I am an Advocate and I will comply with any investigation,” he said. “But I won’t go with police if they are here without arrest or warrant simply on instructions...

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