Assam Police Arrest Two More Over Anti-Hindu Social Media Posts; 92 Held Since Pahalgam Terror Attack Amid Ongoing Crackdown

Assam police have arrested two more individuals for allegedly making “anti-Hindu” posts on social media, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The number of such arrests has risen to 92 since the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April.

The latest arrests include Sabikul Islam from Lakhimpur for posting communally sensitive content and Dulal Bora for making derogatory remarks about Lord Krishna and Rukmini on social media.

The crackdown began after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people people were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists.

Since then, the state police have intensified their actions against individuals accused of indulging in “anti-India” and “pro-Pakistan” activities, particularly through social media posts.

Sarma had earlier said that the “state-wide crackdown on traitors will continue and nobody will be spared".

Among the high-profile arrests is AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam, who was earlier detained on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack.

After being granted bail in the sedition case, he was subsequently booked under the National Security Act (NSA).

The police have been taking action against those accused of making offensive or inflammatory posts.

In recent days, one person was arrested for making an offensive post about Lord Ram, while another was held for inciting communal disharmony through social media.

Assam has been grappling with communal tensions since Eid, following an incident in Dhubri where meat was thrown into the premises of a Bajrangbali temple, amid an intensified crackdown on miscreants after the Pahalgam terror attack.

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