Assam: Sharjeel Imam Sent to Judicial Custody, Lodged in Guwahati Central Jail

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) research scholar Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested on charges of sedition for his statements on blocking Assam from the rest of the country, was sent to judicial custody on February 28 after the completion of his eight-day police custody. The Guwahati City Police (Crime Branch) has already registered a case against Imam under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

After the chief judicial magistrate’s (CJM) court sent him to judicial custody for 14 days, he has been lodged at the Guwahati Central Jail. While he was being taken to jail, members suspected to be affiliated to Hindu right-wing groups who had gathered at the court shouted slogans like ‘Sharjeel mordabad’. This sloganeering was also witnessed at the Guwahati Railway Station on February 20, when Imam was brought to the city.