The Guwahati police on Sunday night arrested four youths for reportedly transporting a truckload of printed leaflets containing objectionable material, allegations against the ruling BJP government, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
As per reports, the operation took place around 1:30 am, with the accused apprehended from a flat near Downtown in Guwahati.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Rekibul Haque, Joynal Abedin, Akshay Kumar Bordoloi and Pranjit Patar. Police said a case (No. 135/26) has been registered at Dispur Police Station under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Sections 61(2), 152, 175, 196, 197 and 353.
Police sources said that the arrested youths are workers of Laharighat Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Nazar.
During the raid, police seized the truck carrying the printed leaflets. The vehicle involved bears the Uttar Pradesh registration number UP75BT9589.
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All four are currently in custody at the Dispur Police Station. An investigation has been launched and investigators are trying to ascertain where the pamphlets were printed, who financed them and how they were planned to be distributed.
Meanwhile, Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress president Mira Borthakur alleged that the police action was unjustified and that the leaflets were part of a “chargesheet” listing ten allegations against the Himanta-led BJP government, which had earlier been released by the Assam Congress during Priyanka Gandhi’s visit to the state.
