CJM court extends Sharjeel Imam’s custody to another 14 days

GUWAHATI: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Guwahati extended judicial custody of Sharjeel Imam to another 14 days. He was produced before the court yesterday.

Imam was charged with sedition for making offensive remarks on Assam and the Northeast in a video.

“If we have five lakh organized people then we can cut the North-east from rest of India. Our responsibility is to cut Assam from India then Government will hear our voice. If we have to help Assam then we will have to cut Assam from the rest of India,” said Imam in a video, where he is heard speaking to a gathering.

After the video went viral, Imam was booked under IPC sections 121 A (conspiracy to wage war against India), 124 A (sedition), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 153 which relates to “promoting enmity between different religious groups with an intent to create disharmony.”

A team of Assam Police brought Imam to Guwahati on February 20 after he was arrested from Bihar for his remarks.

The Crime Branch of the State police force had recorded the voice sample of Imam at the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) at Kahilipara in Guwahati through a video graph.

According to a police source, all those who have had their names associated with Imam are under the purview of their investigation, and all of them will be grilled. The investigators have written to the bank authorities to give details of the transaction of Sharjeel’s two bank accounts. The police have been able to get Urdu messages sent by Sharjeel through his WhatsApp, email, etc and are being examined.

Other than Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have filed an FIR against Imam for his remarks.

Pema Khandu. CM of Arunachal Pradesh condemned this video.

He tweeted, “This kind of provocation inciting secession of Assam & other NEstates from rest of India, creating communal disharmony, hampering severeignty & territorial Integrity of India will not be tolerated. Crime branch Itanagar have registered Case no.2/2020 U/S124(A)/153(A)153(B) IPC.”

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