Influencer Sharmishta Panoli, arrested over social media post, gets interim bail
The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted interim bail to 22-year-old social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli, arrested for hurting religious sentiments with her alleged communal posts.
Panoli, a student of Symbiosis International University, Pune, has a sizeable social media following — almost 85,000 followers on X and 90,000 on Instagram. She was arrested from her Gurgaon residence on Friday afternoon.
On May 14, the AIMIM's national spokesperson, Waris Pathan, had shared a video purportedly posted by her and alleged that she had insulted Islam and tried to spread communal disharmony. In his post, Pathan tagged the Home Minister and sought her arrest.
On May 15, Panoli posted on X, 'I do hereby tender my unconditional apology. Whatever was put are my personal feelings and I never intentionally wanted to hurt anybody, so if anybody is hurt, I'm sorry for the same. I expect co-operation and understanding. Henceforth, I will be cautious in my public post. Again, please accept my apologies.'
According to the FIR, police received a complaint at Garden Reach police station on May 14 from one Wajahat Khan.
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