
Aisha Sultana moves HC for anticipatory bail
The Hindu
Sedition case registered against filmmaker for her remarks against Lakshadweep Administrator
Aisha Sultana, filmmaker, approached the Kerala High Court on Monday seeking anticipatory bail in a sedition case registered against her by the Kavaratti police for her remarks against the Lakshadweep Administrator. Ms. Sultana made the remarks during a discussion on a Malayalam TV news channel on June 7 on the controversial proposals of the Lakshadsweep Administrator which have triggered public protests on the islands. She had allegedly stated that the Administrator had used ‘bio-weapon’ against islanders. She has been booked under section 124A (Sedition) and 153B (act prejudicial to maintenance of harmony between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or casts or communities). She has been asked to appear before the Kavaratti police on June 20.More Related News

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.