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Calcutta high court grants interim bail to influencer Sharmistha Panoli

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The Calcutta high court on Thursday granted interim bail to influencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested for her alleged controversial social media comments, PTI reported.

The 22-year-old was arrested by the Kolkata Police late Friday night from Gurugram in Haryana.(Instagram/sharmishta_19)

The court has directed the social media influencer to furnish a bail bond of ₹10,000.

Earlier this week, the court denied interim bail to Panoli, citing that freedom of speech does not mean one can hurt the sentiments of another person or community.