Filmmaker Aisha Sultana booked for sedition for spreading 'false' news on COVID-19 in Lakshadweep

The complaint was filed by the BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader. Aisha Sultana hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep.

Kochi: Lakshadweep Police on Thursday booked filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana or (Aisha Sultana) on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of COVID-19 in the union territory during a TV debate. The complaint was filed by the BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader. Sulthana hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep.