AIUDF MLAfrom Assam's Dhing constituency Aminul Islam has been sent to 14-day judicialcustody who was arrested by Nagaon Police on Tuesday morning.

In an audio clip that went viral, the AIUDF legislator made "communal remarks" over the spread of Coronavirus in the country, police said on Tuesday.

"TheMLA has confessed in the interrogation that the viral audio clip was made andcirculated by him. It was recorded for a particular community and police hasrecovered the same from his handset. Being an elected representative AminulIslam has hurt the secular fabric of India, more cases may be registeredagainst him," Nagaon SP Shankar Brata Raimedhi said in a presser. The casewas filed by one Kapinjal Sarma with Nagaon police station under 877/20 US120(B)/153A/124A/295A.