A day after widespread uproar over the arrest of a journalist, Dilwar Hussain Mozumder by Assam Police, state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday in a tweet denied news of such an arrest.
"It has come to my notice that some media houses have reported the arrest of a journalist by Assam Police. I would like to clarify that Assam Police has not arrested any journalist in recent times," tweeted Sarma.
Mozumder was arrested after being detained for over nine hours by the police, after he questioned the MD of a cooperative bank over alleged financial irregularities in the institution during a protest. His arrest for abusing an unnamed tribal person while trying to question the managing director of a cooperative bank over corruption charges has triggered outrage.
A section of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was allegedly slapped on Dilwar Hussain Mozumder after he reportedly tried to question a cooperative bank’s managing director during a protest.
Several media bodies, including the Press Club of India (PCI), the Gauhati Press Club, and the Assam Women Journalists’ Forum, condemned digital media reporter Dilwar Hussain Mozumder’s arrest and demanded his release. They said the arrest of a journalist for performing his duty was “deeply concerning” and urged the authorities to uphold press freedom.
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