Kolkata, June 9: The Kolkata Police on Monday evening arrested Wazahat Khan, who had lodged a complaint against social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli for allegedly uploading a video with communal comments, in the city, a senior officer said. Khan was hiding in a flat in Amherst Street area from where he was picked up, the officer said.

Khan, who was absconding, has been booked under various sections of the BNS, including those dealing with promoting enmity between different groups based on religion, race, and insults or attempts to insult religion. Wajahat Khan Arrested: Man Who Filed Complaint Against Law Student Sharmistha Panoli Arrested by Kolkata Police for Spreading Hate Speech and Hurting Religious Sentiments.

An FIR was registered against him at the Golf Green Police Station in south Kolkata.

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