Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state police action against Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV is in accordance with the law and that it is "unfair to blame" him for the "lack of a safe environment within the Congress party for female workers".
Assam police registered a case on Saturday based on the complaint filed by Dr Angkita Dutta, former President of Assam Youth Congress against Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV.
The police seized a large quantity of contraband rugs worth around Rs 8 crore in Assam's Karbi Anglong district and arrested two persons on Saturday, police have said.
In a shocking incident, a group of villagers of a remote village in Assam's Sonitpur district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border physically tortured four fellow villagers and branded them as practising witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.
The Assam Police arrested a person involved in carrying explosives items and recovered a large quantity of explosives from the passenger bus in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday.
Police seized large quantities of contraband drugs and apprehended one lady in two separate operations in Assam's Karimganj and Guwahati on Saturday night.
Hiren Nath, ADGP (SB), Assam Police, said, "Police arrested three persons of PFI and CFI including PFI's Assam unit secretary and CFI's national treasurer from Barpeta district."
Speaking at the passing out parade CM Sarma said, "His government is working to make Assam Police a zero vacancy force and equip it with the latest technological interventions to help the police force deal with modern-day crime."