MANGALDAI, Feb 19 - Darrang Police arrested a youth of Mangaldai town on charges of sedition and on Tuesday he was remanded to judicial custody.
Just at a time when there have been protests across the country against Pakistan-based extremists and Pakistan, the youth Hafizur Rahman (19), son of Mansur Ali, a resident of ward no. 2 of Mangaldai town spread anti-India and pro-Pakistan messages on the social media platform Facebook.
�The youth , a drop-out of class X standard was found sharing a post of Pakistan lovers showing some pictures which were derogatory to the dignity of our nation and favouring Pakistan. We have received complaints and booked him under Section 124 (A) IPC and today he was remanded to judicial custody after a case was registered at Mangaldai police station,� said Mamoni Hazarika, DSP (HQ), Darrang while talking to this reporter.
�The Cyber Cell of Darrang Police has been put on high alert by our SP to keep track of all the sensitive posts made viral via different social medias leading to possible law-and-order situation in the society,� Hazarika added.