BJP leader arrested for promising jobs for money in Assam

A local BJP leader in Assam’s Hailakandi district has been arrested for allegedly duping people by promising them jobs in return for cash, police said on Friday.

Ansarul Haque Choudhury is a state executive member of the BJP’s minority morcha in the state.

He was taken into custody by the police on Thursday evening in the Katlicherra area of the district. The police have been interrogating him to obtain further details.