Delhi blast: Five held in Assam for spreading 'inflammatory' content online
Guwahati (PTI): Five people have been arrested in Assam for allegedly spreading "offensive and inflammatory" content online in connection with the recent Delhi blast, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
He said the state police would continue to act "swiftly and firmly against anyone misusing social media to spread hatred or glorify terror".
"In connection with the recent Delhi blast, Assam Police has arrested five individuals for spreading offensive and inflammatory content online," the chief minister posted on X.
The arrested persons are Mattiur Rahman from Darrang, Hassam Ali from Goalpara, Abdul Latif from Chirang, Wajhul Kamal from Kamrup and Nur Amin Ahmed from Bongaigaon, Sarma said.
A retired school principal was detained on Tuesday in Assam's Cachar district for allegedly posting objectionable comments on social media to ''politicise'' the Delhi blast.
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring several others.
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Commuters bear brunt as labour union protest halts traffic at Delhi-Noida border
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New Delhi (PTI): Commuters faced a harrowing morning on Monday as a massive traffic jam brought vehicular movement to a near standstill at the Delhi-Noida border following a protest by a labour union demanding a salary hike.
The protest, which began early in the day, led to congestion on key arterial roads connecting Delhi and Noida, including NH 9, severely disrupting the office rush hour.
Long queues of vehicles were seen stretching for several kilometres, with many commuters stranded for hours.
A police source said that members of the labour union from Uttar Pradesh gathered near the border area were staging a demonstration, blocking portions of the road and slowing down traffic movement.
"Personnel from the Delhi Police and Noida Police were deployed to manage the situation and divert traffic, but the heavy volume of vehicles compounded the chaos," the source said.
Frustrated commuters took to social media platform X, urging authorities to intervene and clear the roads. Many complained of being stuck in unmoving traffic despite starting early to avoid peak-hour congestion.
An employee of a private company said she left her home at around 7:30 am but remained stuck in traffic for over an hour without any significant movement.
"There is no movement at all. People are getting down from vehicles and trying to figure out what's happening ahead," she said.
Authorities said efforts were underway to clear the congestion and restore smooth traffic flow as soon as possible.
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