A total of 200 people have been arrested including a Congress leader for conspiring and indulging in violence in Assam, where angry protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was launched here last week.
Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, the chief of Assam police said, “190 protesters had been arrested and that 136 cases had been registered.”
The police claim there’s a political conspiracy behind the violence. Mahanta said some conspirators were arrested, including “major leaders” from various organizations.
In addition to the arrests, over 3,000 people have been detained across Assam.
After Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday night, the state erupted in uncontrolled protests, in which agitators engaged in extreme battle in almost every major city or town, forcing the administration to impose a curfew.