Guwahati, July 12 -- Assam police on Sunday arrested land rights activist Pranab Doley in connection with a case registered against him at Bokakhat.

A police officer in Guwahati, requesting anonymity said that Doley was picked up in connection with a case registered against him at Bokakhat police station on June 29 under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including criminal conspiracy, causing hurt to public servant to prevent them from discharging duty, unlawful assembly, rioting, criminal trespass and criminal intimidation.

Doley, who contested the 2021 assembly polls independently, was picked up by a team of Dispur police station in Guwahati from the Sundarpur area.

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