Anti-CAA Leader Sharjeel Imam Brought to Guwahati for Interrogation

Guwahati, February 20, 2020:

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protester Sharjeel Imam has arrived in Guwahati and produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (CJM) amid tight security.

The Anti-CAA leader has been brought to Guwahati in the Brahmaputra Mail train and arrived at the Paltan Bazar railway station at about 8 PM.

According to reports, he was taken to the Mahendra Mohan Choudhary Hospital (MMC) in Pan Bazar for preliminary medical tests. After his check up he was produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (CJM) in Guwahati, Assam.

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Security has been beefed up in the city to ensure his protection and smooth proceedings. It may be mentioned here that the Assam Police team has brought him to the state for interrogation regarding his speech, which has been considered as "provocative" by authorities.

It needs mention here that the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA leader had made a statement about separating Assam and other northeastern states from India for the betterment of the region. "Not permanently, but temporarily we can certainly block the chicken's neck for a few days," Sharjeel said while addressing a gathering in Delhi.

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Soon after the video went viral, Sharjeel Imam attracted the ire of majority of the people in the Northeastern region. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur state governments had filed cases against Sharjeel Imam for his statement, which according to authorities, were against the interest of the nation.

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