By Admin 
On Sunday (June 01, 2025), Kolkata Police said about the arrest of social media infectioner Sharmishtha Panoli that some social media account is spreading wrong information about the arrest of Sharmistha Panoli. At the same time, there is a strong reaction to this action of the police. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called it a selective action.
Kolkata Police said in a post on X on Sunday that expressing national pride and patriotism is something that every citizen and organization support. Kolkata Police is also no different from this, it stands firmly with the citizens of India.
Where was the case registered against Sharmishtha Panoli?
On behalf of the police, it was said that a case was registered against the accused at the Gardenrich police station, alleging that his video insults the religious faith of a class of citizens of India and promotes disharmony and hatred among various communities. The case was registered under the appropriate section of the Indian Code of Justice.
Some Social Media Accounts Are Spreading False Information that Kolkata Police has unlawfully arrested a law Student for OPPOSING PAKISTAN. This Narrave is Mischievous and Misleading.
Expressing National Pride and Patriotism is a thing that every citizen and organization…
– Kolkata Police (@Kolkatapolice) June 1, 2025
‘Efforts to give notice before arrest’
He said that the matter was duly investigated and following the legal procedures, several attempts were made to give notice to the accused under Section 35 of BNSS, but every time she was found absconding. After this, the competent court issued an arrest warrant and the accused was arrested legally from Gurugram. After that, transit remand was taken according to the appropriate process of law by presenting it to the magistrate. Later, the accused was sent to judicial custody by the court.
The post said that the Kolkata Police has worked legally according to the procedure established by the law. The accused was not arrested for expressing patriotism, but legal action was taken to share objectionable materials promoting hatred among communities.
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