Prominent Assam academic Hiren Gohain (80), activist Akhil Gogoi (42) and journalist Manjit Mahanta (50) have been booked on charges of sedition for their comments during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Guwahati Monday.
Guwahati Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar told The Indian Express, “Yes, we have registered a case. Certain statements were made in that meeting on January 7 which we thought needed to be investigated. We will investigate it.”