NEW DELHI: Assam Police on Thursday arrested AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam regarding his ‘derogatory remarks’ concerning the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Officials confirmed his transfer to the Nagaon police station.
Assam DGP Harmeet Singh confirmed in a statement: “Assam Police arrested AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam for his derogatory remarks on the terror attack in Pahalgam. Police have taken him to the Nagaon police station”.
“We have seen a video where the MLA is defending Pakistan and its complicity in the attack. I had instructed the police to take action and accordingly, the DGP has informed me that he has been arrested,” Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said at a press conference. “The MLA will be produced before a court and we will take the case to its logical conclusion,” he added.
The Assam Police announced on ‘X’ that Islam’s arrest stemmed from inflammatory statements made at a public event that subsequently gained traction on social media. Islam was arrested from his residence in Nagaon district.
The Assam Police posted on ‘X’: “On the basis of a misleading & instigating statement by Dhing MLA, Sh Aminul Islam in public, which went viral & had potential to create an adverse situation, NagaonPS Case 347/25 was registered for offences u/s 152/196/197(1)/113(3)/352/353 BNS. He has been arrested accordingly”.
Responding on ‘X’, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated: “Assam will take the strongest possible action against anyone who dares to defend–directly or indirectly–the horrific, Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam. Let it be known clearly: those who attempt to justify, normalize, or dilute the brutal murder of innocent civilians are not exercising freedom of expression–they are standing against the soul of India”.
Following the Pahalgam incident, Indian authorities have suspended visa services for Pakistani nationals effective immediately
