Law Student Sharmishta Panoli Arrested for Alleged Derogatory Remarks in Viral Instagram Video

Kolkata Police arrested 22-year-old law student of Symbiosis Pune, Sharmishta Panoli, from her Gurgaon residence for allegedly making disrespectful and derogatory remarks against a religion in an Instagram video.

The video, criticizing Bollywood actors’ silence on Operation Sindoor, went viral and led to outrage and a police complaint in Kolkata.

Despite Panoli deleting the video and issuing a public apology, police registered an FIR and obtained a court-issued arrest warrant after repeated attempts to serve her legal notice failed.

She was produced before the Alipore Court and has been sent to judicial custody till June 13.