Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the state’s conviction rate has risen from around 8 per cent in 2020 to 29.3 per cent in six years, as he warned that the government would continue its crackdown on criminal networks.
“Dear anti-social elements, we have some bad news for you,” Sarma said in a post on X. “Assam’s conviction rate has jumped from 8% to 29.3% in just six years. And we’re only getting started.”
He added, “You can do the maths. Or, we’ll do that as well,” and said there would be “no let-up until Assam is #crimefree”.
The post, accompanied by an image of Sarma seated in a leather chair and facing a setting sun beyond a barbed-wire fence, carried the messages “This is not Crimezapur” and “Illegal networks have NO place in Assam.”
According to Assam Police data cited in the statement, the conviction rate stood at 29.32 per cent up to July 2026, compared with 25.8 per cent in 2025. The charge-sheet rate during the period was 86.65 per cent.
