Assam woman arrested for anti-national remarks on Pahalgam tragedy; total 16 held

Guwahati's Crime Branch detained a woman from the Golaghat district for alleged "controversial" and "anti-national" comments on the Pahalgam terror attack, binging the total number of arrests made for pro-Pakistan statements in the state to 16. 
 

The woman was later handed over to the Golagat police, who subsequently arrested her.
 

Golaghat Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajen Singh told ANI a day earlier, "A woman named Dadhichi Dimple alias Dimple Baruah from Golaghat district of Assam was detained by the Crime Branch from Guwahati for making controversial and anti-national comments on the #Pahalgam TerrorAttack. She was later handed over to the Golaghat police. The Golaghat police arrested her and brought her to the Golaghat police station..."
 

As many as 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in the incident that took place in the Baisaran meadow in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.


Apart from Dimple, the Assam police arrested two more "traitors", according to Himanta Biswa Sarma, who shared the information on his X handle. 


The two individuals are: Tahib Ali arrested by Tamulpur police; and Bimal Mahato arrested by Udalguri police.


 

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has defended the arrest of AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam, stating that it was justified due to his alleged pro-Pakistan remarks.
 

Speaking to the media on Saturday, on arresting those who issued statements in favour of Pakistan, the Assam CM said, "Several people have been arrested so far. That is why he (Aminul Islam) is in prison. I will do this again. I will take any action against such people."
 

Earlier, Assam CM Sarma provided detailed information of those arrested and has vowed stringent action against individuals supporting or defending Pakistan in connection with the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
 

In his X post, he wrote, "Assam will not tolerate any individual who, directly or indirectly, supports or defends Pakistan in connection with the heinous attack in Pahalgam. So far, the following individuals have been arrested by @assampolice for directly or indirectly promoting the cause of Pakistan in Social media, Hailakandi -Md. Jabir Hussain, Silchar - Md. A.K. Bahauddin, Md. Javed Mazumder, Morigaon -Md. Mahahar Mia, Md. Mujihirul Islam, Nagaon Md. Aminul Islam, Sivasagar - Md. Sahil Ali Further arrests are underway as part of our ongoing crackdown."