Sharjeel Imam sent to 4-day police remand

Sharjeel Imam, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student arrested last month for his 'cut-off Assam' remark was brought to Guwahati on Thursday by the Assam Police and was sent to 4- day police remand by a local court. Imam had been arrested by the Delhi Police in Bihar's Jehanabad district and was handed over to a team of the Assam Police in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Guwahati (Assam): Sharjeel Imam, who allegedly raised the 'cut off Assam' slogan recently, was sent to 4-day police remand by a local court here on Thursday. He was brought here in the evening amid sloganeering by the locals.

The slogans like "Desh Ke Gaddaron Ko ...." and "Sharjeel Imam Murdabad" were raised by the protestors present at the platform.

Earlier, the police had sought 14 days remand to interrogate him.

The student, who came into the limelight during the ongoing protests at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, was arrested from Bihar's Jehanabad on January 28 in a case of allegedly making inflammatory speeches at the Jamia Millia Islamia University and in Aligarh.

Imam was slapped with a sedition case after his alleged speeches went viral on social media wherein he was heard speaking about Assam's possible secession from the country in the wake of the CAA.

A case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has been registered against him in Assam.

On Tuesday, the Delhi police had named Imam as 'instigator' in its charge sheet filed against 17 people in a case related to violence during protests against the CAA at New Friends Colony near Jamia Millia Islamia last year.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)