Assam man arrested over Reels on eviction drives

A 20-year-old from Assam has been arrested for sharing reels critical of the state’s eviction drives.

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00:00This guy from Assam was arrested for posting reels against the state's eviction drives.

00:1220-year-old Mehmood Alam from Darang district allegedly shared videos criticizing the state's

00:17eviction efforts, some of which reportedly mocked the government and included remarks

00:21seen as derogatory toward Chief Minister Himanta Biswasar.

00:30Police say the content violated cyber laws and risked inciting unrest.

00:36Alam has been sent to judicial custody.

00:38Since 2021, eviction drives in Assam have intensified.

00:42The state government says they target illegal encroachments on forest, grazing and government land.

00:47Officials have described them as a response to an alleged demographic invasion by people

00:51of one religion, what some have called land jihad.

00:53But the backlash, both on the ground and social media, is growing.

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