Two more arrested in Assam for ‘defending’ Pakistan

Mr. Sarma said the State-wide crackdown connected “traitors” volition proceed and “nobody volition beryllium spared”. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Two much persons person been apprehended successful Assam for "sympathising with Pakistan”, taking the full fig of arrests to 58 truthful acold successful the aftermath of the Pahalgam panic attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Both the arrested persons are from Sonitpur district, Mr. Sarma said successful a station connected X.

“58 Pak sympathisers are down bars. They volition besides person peculiar attraction for their anti-national activities,” helium said connected Tuesday (May 13, 2025).

Mr. Sarma said the State-wide crackdown connected “traitors” volition proceed and “nobody volition beryllium spared”.

The Chief Minister had past week said astatine a property league present that provisions of the National Security Act (NSA) volition beryllium clamped connected immoderate of those arrested.

Earlier, absorption AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested connected sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its complicity successful the Pahalgam panic attack.

Twenty-six radical were killed aft terrorists struck fashionable tourer spot Baisaran successful Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam connected April 22.

Published - May 14, 2025 11:31 americium IST