Police arrest a Barpeta youth for supporting ULFA-I on facebook

Guwahati: The Assam Police on Tuesday arrested a youth from Barpeta district for posting on social media platform Facebook in support of militant outfit United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I).
Police said that the arrested youth has been identified as Mahidul Islam alias Kalu.
According to a statement shared by the Barpeta police on social media after the youth’s arrest, Mahidol was arrested from Kayakuchi. He had allegedly promoted and supported ULFA-I on social media.
“Barpeta Police Arrested Mahidul Islam @Kalu (26) son of Abdul Ghafur of Kuriha, Kayakuchi for promoting and supporting ULFA(I) a declared “unlawful association” on social media,” the Barpeta Police post read.
In this regard a case 585/2023 U/S-10(b)/39(2) UA(P) Act has been registered in Barpeta Police Station.