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Pahalgam Attack: At least 19 people have been arrested in three northeastern states till Saturday for their “seditious” remarks on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that three more people were held in Assam, one each in Hajo near Guwahati city, Hailakandi, and Nagaon, bringing the total number of arrests in the state to 14. Further, four arrests were made in Tripura and one in Meghalaya.
The Assam Chief Minister also warned that anyone found directly or indirectly supporting Pakistan would face action under the National Security Act (NSA).
“My job is clear- to come down hard on Pro-Pakistani and Pro-Bangladeshi elements in Assam and to take stringent action against them,” said Sarma.
The first arrest in Assam took place on Thursday, when Aminul Islam, an MLA from the opposition All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), was detained and charged with sedition for claiming that the 2019 Pulwama attack and Tuesday’s Pahalgam attack were “government conspiracies.” On Friday, he was remanded to four days of police custody.
CM Sarma on Friday took to X, detailing the arrests made so far over social media posts, and said: “Assam will not tolerate any individual who, directly or indirectly, supports or defends Pakistan in connection with the heinous attack in Pahalgam.”
