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Kangana Ranaut on influencer Sharmistha Panoli's arrest over controversial post: 'Urge the West Bengal government not to try to make the state into North Korea and...'
Panoli issued an unconditional apology but to no avail. Her arrest has now garnered a reaction out of actor and politician Kangana Ranaut read more
Instagram influencer Sharmistha Panoli was recently arrested after a controversial and derogatory post that went viral. The influencer was accused of hurting a religious community and the Prophet Muhammad. Panoli issued an unconditional apology but to no avail. Her arrest has now garnered a reaction out of actor and politician Kangana Ranaut.
Ranaut said in a statement, 'Harassing someone in the name of law and order is not good. When someone has apologised and deleted the post, but putting her in prison, torturing her, ending her career and raising questions on her character is very wrong.'
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She added, " This should not happen with any daughter. I urge the West Bengal government not to try to make the state into North Korea. Everyone has democratic rights. She has apologised for her indecent remarks. She had said everything in general and today's generation uses such language very normally- both in English and in Hindi."
In Kolkata, she has been ordered a 14-day judicial custody. The influencer was arrested from Gurugram last Friday.
As per a statement by Kolkata Police, 'The case relates to an Instagram video by a lady named Sharmishta Panoli that hurt the religious sentiments of a particular community. FIR was lodged in Garden Reach Police Station. Attempts to serve notice as per law couldn't be successful since the accused, with her family absconded. Subsequently, warrant of arrest was issued by the court of law, based on which she was arrested from Gurgaon yesterday.'
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