All eyes on "Sharmistha" Case

Sharmistha has been placed under judicial custody, meaning she is being sent to jail for at least the next few days while legal proceedings continue. Here’s what happened: Police custody was denied: The court did not allow police to keep her for interrogation or further detention. Instead, she was placed in judicial custody, which means she’ll be held in a regular jail - not a police station. Her legal team applied for bail, but the court denied it. They also asked the judge to consolidate (or “club”) all the current legal complaints (FIRs {First Information Reports}) against her - including both known and possibly future ones - so the case can be handled as one matter. The judge has said they’ll consider it. As of now, 5 FIRs (official criminal complaints) have been filed against her for allegedly “offending Muslims.” In short, Sharmistha is being treated like a TERRORiST for speech, denied bail, and sent to j...