Guwahati, June 17 -- The Gauhati High Court on Monday ordered the immediate release of a man detained during Assam's recent crackdown on individuals declared as 'foreigners', terming his detention unlawful.

The court's directive came in response to a plea filed by Mozida Begum, a resident of Goalpara, whose son Hasinur also known as Hachinur was detained by Assam Police on May 25 despite having a pending appeal in the High Court and being out on bail as per a previous court order.

A division bench comprising Justices Kalyan Rai Surana and Malasri Nandi declared the detention illegal and asserted that "such an illegal detention cannot be allowed for even a minute." The bench also denied the state counsel's request for more time to seek i...