Assam: 42 arrested for 'defending Pakistan' after Pahalgam terror attack

PTI, GUWAHATI, MAY 5, 2025 : Three more people have been apprehended from different parts of Assam for "defending Pakistan on Indian soil" following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total number of arrests to 42 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.

In a post on X late Sunday night, Sarma stated that one person each was apprehended from Barpeta, Hojai, and Chirang districts.

"Update on Crackdown against traitors for defending Pakistan on Indian soil... Total of 42 Anti Nationals put behind BARS," he added.

Earlier, opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its alleged complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack.

On Friday, Sarma had threatened to "break the legs" of those raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans in the aftermath of the Jammu and Kashmir terror attack.

Addressing a campaign rally for the upcoming panchayat elections, he appealed to people to pray and give strength to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Army so that Pakistani terrorists hiding anywhere in the world could be punished for their actions.

The terror attack took place on April 22 in Baisaran, a popular tourist destination in Pahalgam, south Kashmir, where terrorists killed at least 26 people—mostly tourists—and injured several others.

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