Wazahat Khan, Kolkata Man Who Filed Case Against Sharmistha Panoli, Arrested For Hate Speech

Wazahat Khan, whose complaint led to influencer Sharmistha Panoli’s arrest on May 30, was himself arrested on the night of June 9 from Kolkata’s Amherst Street area. BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul had also registered a case against Mr Khan last week.

Multiple FIRs were filed against Mr Khan, including one in Assam, for “allegedly spreading hatred on social media and hurting religious sentiments,” according to Kolkata Police officials.

The 29-year-old Wazahat Khan has been booked under Bhartiya Nyay Sanghita’s Sections 196(1)(a)/299/352/353(1)(c). He was absconding for the past 10 days. He is set to produced in a city court on Tuesday (June 10).