Guwahati, March 26 -- The Press Club of India (PCI) backed the Guwahati Press Club and condemned the arrest of Dilawar Hussain Mozumder post-midnight on Wednesday by Assam Police.

PCI stated that the police did not cite the complainant's name or specify where exactly the incident took place.

Police in Guwahati detained journalist Dilawar Hussain Mozumder at the Pan Bazar police station on Tuesday afternoon. After detaining for eight hours, they arrested him at midnight.

The Press Club of India (PCI) condemned the police's highhandedness, especially for refusing to inform Mozumder's family and colleagues about the grounds for his detention.

The PCI stated that preventing a journalist from performing his official duties seriously violat...