Assam Man Arrested For Social Media Post Supporting Bangladesh Lynching

A man was arrested in Assam's Kamrup district on Tuesday for allegedly making a social media post in support of the lynching of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, police said.

The arrest was made on the basis of a complaint lodged by Rashtriya Bajrang Dal and the International Hindu Parishad Bajrang Dal, they said.

"On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was registered at Rangia police station. After a preliminary investigation, police arrested the youth," an officer said.

The arrested youth allegedly posted the video of the lynching and wrote a post in support of the crime on Facebook and Instagram, police said.

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