HT Digital
Nagaon, 18 Oct: Assam Police have arrested a 27-year-old man from Nagaon for uploading a controversial video on social media related to the death of music icon Zubeen Garg, triggering public outrage online.
The arrested person has been identified as Md Injamul Hoque, son of late Rowsot Uddin of Telia Bebejia under Juria Police Station. According to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hoque had uploaded an edited video on Facebook under the name ‘SK Ahmad’ on 15 October, which contained inflammatory remarks about the singer’s demise.
Taking to X, CM Sarma said that during interrogation, Hoque admitted to creating and uploading the video himself. He reportedly used footage from an OTT platform, which he edited before sharing on social media. “Md Injamul Hoque (27 years), son of Late Rowsot Uddin of Telia Bebejia, PS-Juria, Nagaon, has been apprehended for posting a controversial video… During interrogation, he admitted to uploading the video himself,” the CM wrote.
Related Posts:
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday produced two other accused, Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Guwahati. Earlier, five others—Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddharth Sharma, Sandipan Garg, Nandeswar Bora, and Paresh Baishya—were sent to judicial custody in connection with the case.
