“The accused’s actions amount to an offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, as the remarks were made to intentionally insult, humiliate and offend the dignity of the complainant, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe,” the police report said.On Wednesday, journalists took out a march and staged a dharna protesting Mozumder’s arrest and demanding his release. The Guwahati Press Club said the protest would continue.The Press Club of India (PCI) condemned the police highhandedness, particularly the refusal to inform Mozumder’s family and his colleagues on what grounds he was detained.“The protest (by AJP’s youth wing) was held against alleged multi-crore (rupees) scam in the recruitment of the bank. While the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the bank’s director, its chairman is Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Biswajit Phukan,” the PCI said in a statement.“When the Bank’s managing director Dambaru Saikia arrived at the scene, Mozumder approached him for a news byte, and asked him if he could stop there to reply to his questions. Saikia could be heard on camera asking him to come to his office upstairs instead, which Mozumder did. However, on coming out of the bank, he received a call on his phone from the Pan Bazar police station, asking him to report. On arrival, he was detained,” the statement said.
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