81 'anti-nationals' arrested in Assam after Pahalgam terror attack
In a post on X, Sarma said one person each was apprehended from Sonitpur and Kamrup districts.
PTI

Guwahati, 1 June
Two more persons,
accused of being "anti-nationals", have been apprehended in Assam,
taking the total number of such arrests to 81, since the Pahalgam terror attack
in April, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
In a post on X, Sarma
said one person each was apprehended from Sonitpur and Kamrup districts.
"81
Anti-Nationals are now behind bars for sympathising with Pak...Our systems are
constantly tracking anti-national posts on social media and taking
action," he added.
Earlier, opposition
AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on sedition charges for allegedly defending
Pakistan and its complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack.
After getting bail in
the case, Islam was again detained under the National Security Act (NSA).
On 2 May, Sarma had threatened to take stringent action against those who raised the 'Pakistan
zindabad' slogan in the aftermath of the Jammu and Kashmir terror attack.
Terrorists struck at
a prime tourist location in Pahalgam in south Kashmir on 22 April, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, and injuring several others.
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