{"id":206290,"date":"2026-07-26T18:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=206290"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:55:20","slug":"assam-muslim-lawyer-jailed-for-14-days-despite-govts-protest-case-withdrawal-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/07\/26\/assam-muslim-lawyer-jailed-for-14-days-despite-govts-protest-case-withdrawal-deal.html","title":{"rendered":"Assam: Muslim lawyer jailed for 14 days despite govt&#8217;s protest case withdrawal deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-206295\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-26-at-6.54.49-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-26-at-6.54.49-PM.png 672w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-26-at-6.54.49-PM-354x220.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/>Assam:<\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">A Muslim lawyer Ariful Islam, arrested at Guwahati protest site, jailed for 14 days despite government\u2019s protest case withdrawal deal<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, lawyer and Congress spokesperson Aman Wadud on Saturday said that a Muslim lawyer, advocate Ariful Islam, has been remanded to judicial custody until 7 August after being detained by Assam Police for more than 24 hours, despite being a bystander near the site of a NEET protest in Guwahati.<\/p>\n<p>Aman Wadud, who appeared for Ariful Islam in court, said the advocate was in his lawyers&#8217; uniform, showed police his Bar ID card, and was carrying copies of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) when he was detained.<\/p>\n<p>Wadud said Islam was booked under Section 152 of the BNS, which pertains to acts endangering the &#8220;sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The advocate said the arrest came even as the Indian government had agreed to withdraw cases against peaceful protesters across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Criticising the police action, Wadud said that the police had &#8220;crossed all limits of arbitrariness&#8221; and violated constitutional protections. 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