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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Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren passes away at 62
Ranchi, Aug 15 (PTI): Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren died on Friday, JMM national spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said.
He was 62.
Soren was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi, where he was admitted on August 2.
"State Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi, is no more," Sarangi told PTI.
Soren's condition was critical and he was on life support, Sarangi said.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader was airlifted to the hospital in the national capital from Jamshedpur after he fell in the bathroom of his residence on August 2.
A multidisciplinary team of senior specialists was closely monitoring his condition and providing intensive medical care.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled his death.
Hemant Soren, in a post on X, wrote, "Ramdas Da (brother) should not have left us like this. Last greetings to Dada..."
Ramdas Soren, born in Ghorabandha village in East Singhbhum district on January 1, 1963, began his political journey as the gram pradhan of the Ghorabanda panchayat, eventually rising to become one of the most influential ministers in the Hemant Soren-led cabinet.
He won the Ghatshila assembly seat for the third time in 2024 by defeating BJP's Babulal Soren, son of former chief minister Champai Soren.
ऐसे छोड़ कर नहीं जाना था रामदास दा...
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) August 15, 2025
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