Kochi: Sulthana was booked on June 10 on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of COVID-19 in the union territory during a TV debate.
Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana, who was booked under sedition charges by Lakshadweep police, on Monday moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail.
In her plea, Sulthana said there is a possibility of her arrest if she reaches Kavaratti.
Police have asked her to appear at Kavaratti police station on June 20.
Sulthana was booked on June 10 on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of COVID-19 in the union territory during a TV debate.
The complaint was filed by the BJP’s Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader.
Sulthana hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep.
According to the FIR lodged by the Kavaratti police, a case under sections 124 A (sedition) and 153 B (hate speech) of the Indian Penal code has been registered against the filmmaker.
