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Sharjeel Imam arrested from Jahanabad in Bihar for sedition

Recently, his video went viral where he was clamouring support for Assam’s separation from the country. The police had raided Imam’s ancestral home on Sunday night after “help was sought by central agencies”.

New Delhi: Sharjeel Imam, former JNU student wanted for making anti-national statements, was today arrested from Jahanabad in Bihar on sedition charges. Recently, his video went viral where he was clamouring support for Assam’s separation from the country. The police had raided Imam’s ancestral home on Sunday night after “help was sought by central agencies”.

Sharjeel Imam

Sharjeel Imam, a graduate from IIT Mumbai, moved to Delhi for pursuing research at JNUs Centre for Historical Studies. He had been involved in organizing the protests at Shaheen Bagh but came into limelight after a video clip went viral wherein he could be heard making comments while addressing a gathering at Aligarh Muslim University, following which he was booked under sedition charge in the UP town.

The Delhi police claimed he had given an “inflammatory” speech earlier on the Jamia Milia Islamia campus and lodged an FIR against him in the national capital.

Another case was lodged under the stringent anti-terror law against him in Assam, taking cognisance of Imams remark that Assam could be “severed from India, even if for a few months” as a result of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

Sharjeel to brought to Delhi for questioning

Sharjeel was arrested by Delhi Police at 3 PM. He was on the run after his anti-national video went viral. He was apprently trying to sneak into Nepal, reports said. Sharjeel will be brought to Delhi for production before the magistrate.

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