GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that 15 people have been arrested across the state for “offensive” posts on social media following the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that claimed at least 12 lives and left several injured.

“In connection with the offensive social-media posts following the Delhi blasts, 15 persons have been arrested across Assam so far. In addition to the six arrests made yesterday, overnight we have arrested the following persons also: Rafijul Ali (Bongaigaon), Forid Uddin Laskar (Hailakandi), Inamul Islam (Lakhimpur), Firuj Ahmed @ Papon (Lakhimpur), Shahil Shoman Sikdar @ Shahidul Islam (Barpeta), Rakibul Sultan (Barpeta), Nasim Akram (Hojai), Taslim Ahmed (Kamrup), Abdur Rohim Mollah @ Bappy Hussain (South Salmara)”, Sarma posted on X.

See Full Page