The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed bail to BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested and sent to two-week judicial custody for sharing a morphed image of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Facebook
Priyanka Sharma shared on Facebook a photo in which Mamata Banerjee’s face has been photoshopped on to actor Priyanka Chopra’s picture from the MET Gala event.
Ms. Sharma was arrested on May 10 by the West Bengal Police under Section 500 of the IPC and under other provisions of the Information Technology Act on a complaint from a local Trinamool Congress leader, Vibhas Hazra.
On Monday, the Supreme Court decided to hear her urgent plea for bail.
