Assam court allows jailed poet Barshashree Buragohain to sit for exam
2 years, 5 months ago

Assam court allows jailed poet Barshashree Buragohain to sit for exam

The Hindu  

A local court in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district has allowed Barshashree Buragohain, jailed since May 18 for reportedly writing a poem calling for rebellion against the nation, to appear for her degree second-semester exams. Barshashree, 19, had filed a petition before the Golaghat district and sessions court through the jail authorities seeking permission to appear for the exam commencing from July 16. A resident of Jorhat, Barshashree was picked up from a friend’s house in Golaghat district’s Uriamghat on May 17 for posting an “objectionable poem” on a social media platform. Singh said her Facebook post was a “specific call to indulge in waging war against the State”, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said she was “not arrested for writing a poem but for encouraging others to join the ULFA ”.

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Assam court acquits student-poet of sedition charges
1 year, 9 months ago

Assam court acquits student-poet of sedition charges

The Hindu  

A court in eastern Assam’s Golaghat on March 16 acquitted poet Barshashree Buragohain of sedition charges. Ms Buragohain, an undergraduate student pursuing mathematics, was arrested on May 18, 2022, under the Unlawful Activities Act for allegedly praising the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom and calling for rebellion against the nation. A resident of Teok in Jorhat district, she was …

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