The Supreme Court today questioned the West Bengal government why BJP activist Priyanka Sharma was made to spend another night in jail despite the court ordering her release on Tuesday
Priyanka Sharma was released at 9:40 am today, West Bengal government told Supreme Court
NEW DELHI:
The Supreme Court today questioned the West Bengal government why BJP activist Priyanka Sharma, who last week shared a meme of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was made to spend another night in jail despite the court ordering her release on Tuesday.
“The arrest was prime facie arbitrary,” the top court said today.
Priyanka Sharma was arrested last Friday after she shared a photo in which Ms Banerjee’s face has been morphed on the form of actor Priyanka Chopra. In the original picture, the actor was photographed at the MET Gala in New York.
When the Bengal government’s lawyer told the court that Ms Sharma was released at 9:40 am today, the court said, “Why 9:40 am? The order was passed in your presence?”
