Assam Journalist Detained While on Duty: JAFA Condemns the Incident
Guwahati, March 25, 2025: The Journalist Association for Assam (JAFA) has strongly condemned the detention of journalist and Assistant Secretary of the Guwahati Press Club, Dilwar Hussain Mazumdar, by Panbazar Police while he was covering a protest organized by the Assam Jatiya Yuva Shakti in front of the Apex Bank in Guwahati.
In a statement signed by JAFA President Abhideep Choudhury, Working President Pankaj Deka, and General Secretary Kunja Mohan Roy, the association described the incident as highly shameful. They criticized the police for summoning and detaining Dilwar Hussain Mazumdar while he was engaged in his professional duties.
JAFA has strongly condemned this act and demanded that the Assam Police immediately clarify the reason behind the journalist’s detention.