USTM Chancellor Mahbubul Hoque Re-arrested in Dhekiajuli Case

Meghalaya’s University of Science and Technology (USTM) Chancellor Mahbubul Hoque has been re-arrested in connection with a case registered at Dhekiajuli Police Station. Hoque was taken into custody by Sonitpur Police from Sribhumi District Jail following a production warrant issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, Sribhumi.

The case, filed under Dhekiajuli Police Station case number 55/2025, includes charges under IPC Sections 318(4), 316(5), and 336(3), along with Section 11(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The complaint was lodged by Mukshed Alom.

According to reports, Hoque will be presented before the Tezpur court on Thursday. His arrest comes despite securing stay orders from the Gauhati High Court in three other cases registered at the Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Gossaigaon police stations.

Earlier, Hoque and five of his associates were in judicial custody at Sribhumi Jail, but only he has been transferred to Dhekiajuli for further investigation.

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