In a major crackdown on inflammatory and communal online content, Assam Police have arrested 15 individuals from various districts for allegedly posting objectionable remarks following the recent blast in Delhi.

Police said nine people were arrested on Thursday from Bongaigaon, Hailakandi, Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Hojai, Kamrup and South Salmara districts. They have been identified as 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).

On Wednesday, police arrested five more persons—Mattiur Rahman (Darrang), Hassan Ali Mondal (Goalpara), Abdul L

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