Calcutta high court grants interim bail to influencer Sharmistha Panoli

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.