Sikha Sarma s Facebook post had stirred controversy with over 11,000 comments
Guwahati:
Assam writer Sikha Sarma was arrested on the charge of sedition and sent to judicial custody on Wednesday for her alleged comment in the social media on security personnel massacred by Maoists in Chhatisgarh, police said.
Sikha Sarma had on April 5, two days after the brutal killing of the security personnel, allegedly posted on Facebook: Salaried people cannot be termed martyrs if they die during duty. In that case, an electricity department employee will also be a martyr if he dies due to electrocution. Media do not make the people emotional.
Assam Writer Sikha Sarma Held For Sedition Over Post On Jawan Killed In Chhattisgarh
The accused, Sikha Sarma, a Guwahati-based writer, was arrested under various sections, including IPC 124A (sedition) , Guwahati Police Commissioner Munna Prasad Gupta said. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-08T08:24:14+05:30 Assam Writer Sikha Sarma Held For Sedition Over Post On Jawan Killed In Chhattisgarh outlookindia.com 2021-04-08T08:28:02+05:30
Assam writer Sikha Sarma was arrested on the charge of sedition and sent to judicial custody for her alleged social media post on security personnel massacred by Maoists in Chhatisgarh.
On April 5, two days after the brutal killing of the security personnel, Sarma wrote on Facebook, Salaried people cannot be termed martyrs if they die during duty. In that case, an electricity department employee will also be a martyr if he dies due to electrocution. Media do not make the people emotional,
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Assam writer slapped with sedition over post on Chhatisgarh encounter
Sarma had on April 5, two days after the brutal killing of the security personnel, allegedly posted on Facebook Salaried people cannot be termed martyrs if they die during duty.
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GUWAHATI: Assam writer Sikha Sarma was arrested on the charge of sedition and sent to judicial custody on Wednesday for her alleged comment in the social media on security personnel massacred by Maoists in Chhatisgarh, police said.
Updated Apr 07, 2021 | 22:26 IST
The Assamese writer was arrested on Tuesday on various charges including sedition for her alleged Facebook post on security forces after 22 security personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
Guwahati: The Assam police have arrested Guwahati-based writer Sikha Sarma for allegedly making controversial comments against Martyrs on social media, police said on Wednesday.
Guwahati Police Commissioner Munna Prasad Gupta said that the 48-year-old Assamese writer was arrested on Tuesday on various charges including sedition for her alleged Facebook post on security forces after 22 security personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh on Sunday. Seeking judicial custody, Sarma would be produced in court soon, Gupta told IANS over phone.