Guwahati, May 16 -- Controversial Assamese writer Ismail Hossain was arrested by Assam police on Friday following allegations of making objectionable comments against a woman online.

A team from the Mangaldai Sadar Police Station apprehended Hossain in Jorhat on Friday. This action followed a complaint filed by a female teacher from Managdai Kendriya Vidyalaya who alleged that Hussain made offensive remarks directed at her in a Facebook post.

The complaint was lodged at the Mangaldai police station on Thursday. According to the woman, Hussain posted obscene comments while responding to one of her Facebook posts. Based on this complaint, police took Hussain into custody from the Garh Ali area of Jorhat.

Ismail Hussain, a resident of Guw...