Tag: Muslims in Assam jail

By Muslim Mirror In Assam prisons, in 2021, 61% of convicts and 49% of undertrials were Muslims, while the community's share of the state's population was 34%, according to Prison statistics of India. Despite constitutional protections, Muslims in the state nevertheless experience prejudice, intolerance, and violence. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the state's chief minister, is well-known for his rhetorical attacks on Muslims. There were 161 incidents of police action in Assam, since Sarma assumed office, in which 51 people were killed and 139 others injured. At least 22 Muslims were among those killed,...