Wazahat Khan, man who filed complaint against influencer Sharmishta Panoli, arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata: Wazahat Khan, the man whose police complaint led to the arrest of influencer and law student Sharmistha Panoli, has himself been arrested by Kolkata Police.
Khan, who had been evading authorities, was taken into custody following a series of raids after reportedly ignoring multiple police summons.
He has been booked under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including those related to promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion and race, as well as for alleged attempts to insult religion.
His arrest follows the case involving Panoli, who was taken into custody on May 30 from Gurugram, Haryana. The arrest stemmed from a controversial video she posted on social media, in which she allegedly used abusive language and made communal remarks targeting certain Bollywood celebrities for their silence on "Operation Sindoor".
The video drew widespread outrage, leading Khan to file a formal complaint. On May 15, a case was registered against Panoli under various legal provisions related to hurting religious sentiments. The influencer was subsequently arrested, produced before a magistrate, and remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody. The video was later taken down, and Panoli issued a public apology.
Following her arrest, Khan reportedly went missing. His father, Saadat Khan, told the media that Wazahat had not returned home and that the family had received threatening calls accusing them of “ruining Panoli’s life.”
Meanwhile, the Calcutta High Court on June 5 granted interim bail to Sharmistha Panoli. The court directed her to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
