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Sharmishta Panoli

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Supreme Court comes to the rescue of Wazahat Khan, who had insulted Hindu Gods and filed FIR against Sarmishta Panoli for ‘insulting’ Islam

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2025

Despite the grave nature of his comments against Hindu deities, the apex court is showing leniency to Wazahat Khan. And it is exemplified through directives such as no coercive action, stay on arrest in FIRs outside West Bengal and consideration for clubbing of all cases.

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‘Loose tongue’ to ‘sentiments were hurt’: From Nupur Sharma to Sharmishta Panoli, how courts are emboldening Islamists and curbing space for free speech

Shraddha Pandey - 3 June, 2025

On 3rd June 2025, the Calcutta High Court rejected the bail plea of Sharmishta Panoli, saying “heavens will not fall” if the ad-interim bail plea is not accepted and the case is heard later for bail.

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Sharmishta Panoli case: How Trinamool Congress is painting a target on the head of 22-year-old Hindu girl to appease its Muslim vote bank

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2025

The high-handedness of the Mamata-run administration did not stop at merely rationalising the arrest of the 22-year-old college girl or ignoring the objectionable posts made by Wazahat Khan. The TMC ecosystem went ahead and painted a target on the head of Sharmihsta Panoli, who was already being hounded by an online Muslim lynch mob.