Guwahati: Assam Police has arrested nine more people for allegedly posting “offensive” content on social media in the aftermath of the Delhi blast, taking the total number of arrests in the state to 15, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
The latest arrests were made since Wednesday night, Sarma said in a post on X. “In connection with the offensive social media posts following the Delhi blast, 15 persons have been arrested across Assam so far,” he wrote.
“In addition to the six arrests made yesterday, overnight, we arrested Rafijul Ali (Bongaigaon), Forid Uddin Laskar (Hailakandi), Inamul Islam (Lakhimpur), Firuj Ahmed alias Papon (Lakhimpur), Shahil Shoman Sikdar alias Shahidul Islam (Barpeta), Rakibul Sultan (Barpeta), Nasim Akram (Hojai), Taslim Ahmed (Kamrup) and Abdur Rohim Mollah alias Bappy Hussain (South Salmara),” he added.
Sarma reiterated that the state police would take a zero-tolerance approach toward those who glorify violence. “Assam Police remain uncompromising against those who glorify violence,” he asserted.
On Wednesday, the chief minister directed police to take strict action against individuals who had posted messages welcoming the Delhi blast. He said that 35 people across different districts have been identified in this connection.
“We will investigate their links, and if anyone is found to have connections with Bangladesh or any other country, we will take very tough action,” Sarma warned.
He added that minors and those unaware of their devices being misused for such posts would not face arrest, but the actual offenders would not be spared. “Many are deleting their posts now, but we have taken screenshots and will act firmly,” he said.
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Sarma also alleged that some of those posting provocative messages were among the individuals who had recently protested at Zubeen Kshetra against the government.
The Delhi blast, which occurred on Monday evening near the Red Fort Metro station, involved a high-intensity explosion in a slow-moving car, killing 12 people and injuring several others.
