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GUWAHATI: Assam Police on Tuesday claimed that the 'prime accused' in the beef assault incident at Biswanath Chariali has been arrested and the search is on to nab others involved in this case.

State DGP Kuladhar Saikia told TOI, "We have arrested one person in this connection. We have increased police vigilance in the district and the entire state. We are also trying to locate the people who uploaded the video on social media."

He said that chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has instructed him to take appropriate action against the accused to prevent any more such incidents.

Biswanath district superintendent of police Rakesh Roshan said, "We have arrested the prime accused and he has been identified as Dipen Gogoi of Biswanath. The search is on to catch the other accused."

Earlier in the morning, police registered an FIR filed by the brother of the 68-year-old victim, Shaukat Ali.

The incident occurred on April 7 but the word spread out after a video went viral on Monday.

The mob was heard in the video demanding Ali to declare his nationality, asking if he is Bangladeshi or if his name is in the National Register of Citizen (NRC), which is being updated in the state.

Ali received injuries and is admitted at Biswanath Civil Hospital.

