Guwahati, June 2 -- The Gauhati High Court on Monday criticized the Assam Police for arresting Kishor Das, an accused in the 2023 Silsako encroachment case, despite an earlier court order staying the investigation related to the matter.

The court ruled that the arrest was unlawful, stating that it violated the stay previously issued on the FIR filed at the Dispur police station. "The arrest of the petitioner is bad in law," the court observed in its order.

The case began in March 2023, when Manali Das, Secretary of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), lodged three separate FIRs at the Satgaon, Noonmati, and Dispur police stations. These complaints alleged unauthorized encroachment and settlement over Silsako Beel, a k...