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Summary An Indian law maker has been arrested for his alleged role in ethnic clashes in Assam.
A state legislator in Assam, eastern Indian state, has been detained by the police for his alleged role in the recent ethnic clashes in the state that have left over 70 Muslims dead, Indian media reported on Thursday.Pradeep Brahma, who represents the Kokrajhar (West) constituency, was arrested from his house at 1 am; seven cases have been registered against him. Mr Brahma is an MLA from the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF), which is an ally of the ruling Congress in Assam.Bramhas supporters have blocked a local railway line. In anticipation of violence, the police has imposed a curfew in Kokhrajhar.The ethnic violence in Assam between the indigenous Bodo tribals and Muslim settlers has ravaged three of the four districts in Lower Assam that are governed by the Bodoland Territorial Council. Brahmas party, the BPF, is the ruling party in the council.
