India: 14 arrested in India’s Assam for social media posts supporting Taliban

NEW DELHI, 22 August 2021, (TON): Police said that fourteen people were arrested in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam for alleged social media posts supporting Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan.

A senior police officer said “the arrests were made since Friday night and they have been booked under different sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IT Act and Criminal Procedure Code.”

The officer said "we were on alert and monitoring social media for inflammatory posts.”

Deputy Inspector General Violet Baruah said that Assam Police is taking stern legal action against pro-Taliban comments on social media, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

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