New Delhi, May 31 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said another individual, identified as Farijul Haque from Mangaldai in Darrang district, suspected of being a "Pakistan sympathiser", has been apprehended. It brings the total number of such arrests to 79 in the state since the Pahalgam terrorist attack last month.

''Crackdown on pro-Pakistani sympathisers. Total arrests made: 79," Sarma posted on 'X' on Friday.

Sarma had previously stated that the state-wide crackdown on traitors would persist and that no one would be exempt.

The police have initiated action against individuals allegedly involved in "anti-India and pro-Pakistan activities."

The chief minister also mentioned that while the National Security Act ...