Silchar, Nov 11: The Cachar Police, on Tuesday, detained a retired school principal for allegedly posting objectionable comments on social media about the deadly blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening , which killed 12 people.

The detained individual has been identified as Nazrul Islam Barbhuiyan, a resident of Durgapur under Rongpur Police Patrol Post and Silchar Sadar Police Station in Cachar district.

Barbhuiyan, formerly the principal of Banskandi NMHS School, reportedly made remarks on Facebook referring to the Delhi blast, including a post that stated, “elections are coming ahead”.

Confirming the detention, Cachar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Partha Protim Das said Barbhuiyan’s comments were “inappropriate”, given the gravity of the national security situation.

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