Jun 03, 2025 01:36 AM IST

Sharmishtha Panoli was arrested from Haryana’s Gurugram by the West Bengal Police on Friday, May 30, over her contentious submit. 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a discover to the Director common of police of West Bengal to make sure the security of Sharmistha Panoli, a social media influencer and legislation scholar arrested over her alleged communal remarks linked to Operation Sindoor, stated Priyank Kanoongo, a member of the human rights physique.

Social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli is in judicial custody until June 13.(File/PTI)

The motion was taken in view of the a number of “rape and death threats” towards Panoli, Kanoongo informed ANI.

He additionally stated that the human rights physique acquired a grievance from the Legal Rights Observator alleging that correct authorized procedures weren’t adopted throughout Panoli’s arrest.

Panoli was arrested from Haryana’s Gurugram by the West Bengal Police on Friday, May 30, over her contentious submit. She has been despatched to judicial custody until June 13.

“We received a complaint from an organisation called Legal Rights Observatory regarding a law student, who was arrested by West Bengal Police from Haryana in the middle of the night over an allegedly objectionable social media post. The complaint alleges that proper legal procedures were not followed during her arrest and transit. It also states that the girl has received threats from radical Islamists, including rape and death threats,” Kanoongo informed ANI.

He additionally stated that the NHRC has reached out to the Haryana authorities as properly to find out whether or not all authorized procedures have been adopted correctly or not throughout Panoli’s arrest earlier than deciding the following plan of action.

“We have issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and DGP of West Bengal, directing them to ensure her safety, especially as she is now in judicial custody. Additionally, we have sought clarification from the Haryana government on whether all legal protocols were followed. Based on the responses, we will decide the next course of action,” he stated.

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