The lecturer of Mangaldoi College, Rupa Rani Bhuyan, hasbeen arrested on Wednesday for making communal statements on social media. She courtedcontroversy on several occasions and recently defamed noted writer Syed AbdulMalik by distorting facts about some of his poems.

There were multiple FIRs filed against Bhuyan forallegedly defaming the Sahitya Akademi Awardee.

On the other hand, she also attempted to assault a womanpolice officer on Wednesday.