Guwahati, March 29 -- Arrested Assam journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumder was released from Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, following the granting of bail in a second case against him.

His release came after back-to-back arrests related to his coverage of alleged financial irregularities at the State-run Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Limited.

Mozumder, who is associated with the Assamese news portal Cross Current, was initially arrested on March 25, 2025, while he was covering a protest concerning the bank, where Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is a director and BJP MLA Biswajit Phukan is the chairman.

He was initially charged with criminal intimidation and abusing a member of the Scheduled Tribes. Although granted bail the following...