Lakhimpur (Assam), July 26 -- The Assam Police arrested three Muslim men on July 23 on charges of attempting to organise a protest in support of the nationwide student movement.

Monjur Rahman (23), Ashraful Islam (21), and Abdul Kashem (23) hail from Islampur village, which falls under the Laluk Police Station jurisdiction.

They had created a WhatsApp group to organise a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led student movement.

They were arrested under Sections 61(2)(b) (criminal conspiracy), 353(1) (public mischief), and 152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Their families are worried and stress their sons have done nothing wrong. "...