Barpeta, Aug 28 (PTI) Two people were arrested in Assam's Barpeta district on Sunday for allegedly indulging in jihadi activities, police said.

Akbar Ali and Abul Kalam Azad were detained from a house in Sorbhog area of the district on Saturday night, they said.

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"Following their interrogation overnight, they were arrested on Sunday," a police officer said.

When produced before a local court, they were remanded to 10 days in police custody, he said.

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