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TANGLA: A 22-year-old youth has been arrested by Kalaigaon Police in Udalguri district after he allegedly lent support to proscribed separatist outfit ULFA(I) on social media. According to reports, the youth identified as Pramod Kalita is a 4th semester student of Tangla College and an inhabitant of Borengabari village at Kalaigaon. He had made a comment in social media site which was construed as support for the banned separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent).
The police had taken suo motu cognizance of his Facebook comment and a case was subsequently filed under various sections including the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. According to the FIR vide case 72/22 the youth has been booked under Section 120(B)/121 /121(A) RW Section 39 of the anti-terror law UA(P) Act that are applicable to whoever in "any way assists the operations of such association" or whoever "advocates, abets, advises or incites the commission of, any unlawful activity". "The youth had lent support to the banned separatist outfit in social media and accordingly we detained the youth and produced him before a local court in Udalguri on Sunday," said a police officer privy to the investigation.
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