Meet Renu Bhatia, Haryana SWC Chairperson Who Filed FIR Against Ashoka University Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad
- On May 18, 2025, Ali Khan Mahmudabad, the political science department chair at Ashoka University, was taken into custody in Delhi due to his social media commentary on India's recent military operations.
- His arrest followed a complaint by a Haryana BJP youth leader and charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita including sedition and insulting religious beliefs.
- More than 1,000 academics, including Romila Thapar and Ramachandra Guha, signed a letter supporting Mahmudabad, stating his posts praised armed forces and called for peace amid criticism.
- The Haryana State Women's Commission accused him of disparaging women officers and promoting communal disharmony, while he maintained his remarks were misunderstood and exercised free speech.
- The arrest has drawn condemnation from the Indian National Congress and Amnesty International, highlighting ongoing threats to freedom of expression and academic freedom in India.
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Meet Renu Bhatia, Haryana SWC chairperson who filed FIR against Ashoka University Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Renu Bhatia, chairperson of the Haryana State Women Commission, played a key role in the arrest of Ashoka University’s Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his social media post on Operation Sindoor. She accused him of insulting women officers and skipping a hearing on 15 May.
Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad sent to judicial custody over Operation Sindoor post
A district court in Haryana’s Sonipat on Tuesday remanded Ashoka University associate professor Dr Ali Khan Mahmudabad to judicial custody until May 27, days after his arrest over a social media post linked to the Army’s Operation Sindoor in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Mahmudabad, who heads the political science department at the private university, was produced in court after the expiry of his two-day police remand. According to his lawyer Kapil Baly…
"He Has Only Illusion To Offer": Women's Panel On Ashoka University Professor
The Ashoka University professor who landed in controversy after his social media post mentioning Colonel Sofiya Qureshi has the "right to speech but not the right to demoralise, degrade women," said Renu Bhatia, chairperson of Haryana Women's Panel
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