Seven more arrested in Assam for promoting ‘anti-national sentiments’ after Pahalgam terror attack

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Seven more persons in Assam were arrested for promoting “anti-national sentiments” after the Pahalgam terror attack, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday.
On Thursday, the Assam Police arrested Dhing MLA Aminul Islam for comments he made about the attack that the authorities alleged were “misleading and instigating”.
Sarma said on Friday that Assam would not “tolerate any individual who, directly or indirectly, supports or defends Pakistan in connection with the heinous attack in Pahalgam”.
In addition to Islam, he listed four more persons – Md Jabir Hussain from Hailakandi, Md AK Bahauddin and Md Javed Mazumder from Silchar, Md Mahahar Mia from Morigaon and Md Sahil Ali from Sivasagar – who were arrested for “promoting the cause of Pakistan on social media”.
As part of its intensified crackdown on individuals promoting anti-national sentiments, the @assampolice has made two additional arrests:
•Barpeta: Md. Jarif Ali (25), also known as Sharif Sing,
•Biswanath: Anil Bania, District Secretary of the Satra Mukti Sangram Parishad https://t.co/hwLlu2XfJm— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 25, 2025
Later in the day, Sarma said that two additional arrests – Md Jarif Ali from Barpeta and Anil Bania, the district secretary of the Satra Mukti Sangram Parishad, from Biswanath – had been made.
On Thursday, the chief minister had said that Assam would take action against persons who “dare to defend...
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