SC to hear Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad's plea against arrest over comments on Operation Sindoor

SC to hear Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabads plea against arrest over comments on Operation Sindoor
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By -  aishwarya iyer |
19 May 2025 12:10 PM IST
"The optics of two women soldiers presenting their findings is important but optics must translate to reality on the ground otherwise it’s just hypocrisy”, Professor Khan's tweet said.

The Supreme Court of India has today agreed to hear a plea filed by Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad challenging his arrest by Haryana Police over some controversial statements made on Operation Sindoor.

CJI BR Gavai led bench has agreed to hear the plea tomorrow or day after tomorrow after the same was mentioned today by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal. "He has been arrested for patriotic statements..", Sibal told the bench also comprising Justice AG Masih.

Khan is an associate professor and head of the department of political science at Ashoka University in Sonipat. In his tweet Khan urged right-wing commentators who praised Colonel Sofiya Qureshi - who led the media briefing on Operation Sindoor - to also equally loudly demand that the victims of mob lynchings, arbitrary bulldozing and others who are victims of the BJP's hate mongering be protected as Indian citizens.

"For me the press conference was just a fleeting glimpse - an illusion and allusion perhaps - to an India that defied the logic on which Pakistan was built. As I said, the grassroots reality that common Muslims face is different from what the government tried to show...", the tweet added.

A case was registered against Mahmudabad based on a complaint by Yogesh Jatheri under Sections 196, 197, 152 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The second FIR was refistered following a complaint by Haryana Women’s Commission Chairperson Renu Bhatia and included charges under Sections 353, 79 and 152 of the BNS.

Khan had also issued a statement on May 14 saying his remarks had been “completely misunderstood” and that the commission had “no jurisdiction whatsoever” in the matter.

“Contrary to the allegations, my post appreciated the fact that the armed forces chose Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh for the press conference to highlight that the dream of the founders of our Republic of an India united in its diversity, is still alive,” he clarified.

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