One more person was arrested from Assam’s Dhubri district for allegedly “defending” Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With this, a total of 37 people have been arrested in similar cases, he said.
#Update on Crackdown against traitors for defending Pakistan on Indian soil- 22.30hrs | 02 May
1️⃣Amar Ali arrested by @Dhubri_Police
A total of 37 Anti Nationals put behind bars till now.
All these anti-nationals will be dealt with firmly by @assampolice pic.twitter.com/xlbEMq7RjJ
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 2, 2025
The person arrested from Dhubri was identified as Amar Ali, he added. “Update on Crackdown against traitors for defending Pakistan on Indian soil. A total of 37 Anti Nationals put behind bars till now,” Sarma said in a post on X.
“All these anti-nationals will be dealt with firmly by @assampolice,” he said. Earlier, AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on sedition charges for allegedly “defending” Pakistan. Twenty-six people were killed after terrorists struck Baisaran in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.
Recently, seven more people have been arrested from different parts of Assam for “defending Pakistan on Indian soil” following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total to 34 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
“Total: 34 Anti Nationals put behind bars in Assam,” Sarma said in a post on X.
The police have arrested the accused from Cachar, Chirang, Hailakandi, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and South Salmara districts, he said.