Assam riots: MLA Pradeeep Brahma arrested

The police on Thursday arrested Bodoland People's Front MLA, Pradeep Brahma, on Thursday following reports of his alleged involvement in the Assam unrest.

According to media reports, 7 cases have been registered against him on the basis of statements.

Meanwhile, the Assam police have imposed indefinite curfew in Kokrajhar as a precautionary measure.

Earlier, a former journalist, who allegedly forwarded threat SMSes pertaining to the recent incidents in Assam and Myanmar, was detained on Thursday for questioning, police said.

Identified as Shanawaz Hussain, who used to work as a journalist earlier, was detained from his house from Mango police station area following inputs provided by the intelligence department, they said.

A police team seized a computer from his house, the sources said, adding that all the saved threat SMSes have been deleted from the computer.

Additional Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan confirmed that a person was detained and later set free following interrogation.

Ranjan refused to divulge further details.

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