Guwahati, April 24 -- Assam Police on Thursday arrested Aminul Islam, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA, following his controversial remarks alleging the involvement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Pahalgam and Pulwama(2018) terror attacks.

Sources confirmed that the Assam Police Crime Branch arrested the MLA from Dhing in Assam's Nagaon District, following rising public outrage and political pressure.

The arrest comes in the wake of Islam's inflammatory speech at a political rally on April 23, where he accused the BJP leadership of leveraging terror incidents for political advantage, the sources added.

Notably, Islam made the statements during a political rally on April 23, wher...