AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam arrested for defending Pak in Pahalgam terror attack: Assam CM
Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI): Assam's opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on Thursday on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The AIUDF has distanced itself from the legislator’s comments, stating that the views were his own and not of the party.
“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,” Sarma said at a press conference here.
Islam was arrested from his residence in Nagaon district.
"The MLA will be produced before a court and we will take the case to its logical conclusion,” he added.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday.
Sarma said no attempt to directly or indirectly support Pakistan through any means, including on social media, will be tolerated and the police have strict directions to act against such persons immediately.
The chief minister, in a post on X, affirmed the state government’s strong action against anyone defending Pakistan.
“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, normalise, or dilute the brutal murder of innocent civilians are not exercising freedom of expression—they are standing against the soul of India,” he said.
Assam Police, also in a post on social media, said the AIUDF legislator has been arrested for a "misleading and instigating statement …which went viral and had the potential to create an adverse situation".
A case has been registered at Nagaon Sadar police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
Meanwhile, AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal said the views expressed by Islam are his personal opinion.
“The comments made by Aminul Islam are unfortunate. This is the time to stand with our government. Terrorists have no religion. These terrorists are giving Islam a bad name,” Ajmal said.
He maintained that the views expressed by Islam in the video did not reflect the party’s stand, and the AIUDF already condemned the attack.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
