LAKSHADWEEP COPS FILE SEDITION CASE AGAINST FILMMAKER

The Lakshadweep Police have registered a case of sedition against filmmaker Aisha Sultana for allegedly calling the Union territory’s administrator Praful Khoda Patel a “bio-weapon” launched by the Centre.

Sultana, a Lakshadweep resident, made the comment during a TV discussion amid anger in the region over new rules introduced by Patel, which his opponents say threaten the livelihoods of islanders.

The case against her was lodged in Kavaratti on the complaint of Lakshadweep Bharatiya Janata Party chief C Abdul Khadar Haji on Thursday. In his complaint, Haji cited a debate where Sultana purportedly calling Patel a “bio-weapon”.