Ashoka varsity professor sent to judicial custody

Cops sought seven more days of police remand but the court denied the demand

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, Updated At : 05:16 PM May 20, 2025 IST

Police personnel take Ali Khan Mahmudabad to a court on Sunday. Tribune Photo

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Ashoka University associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad was arrested on May 18 after two FIRs were lodged under stringent charges of “endangering India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity” by his alleged comments on Operation Sindoor.

On Monday, he moved the Supreme Court challenging his arrest.

The police produced him in court on Tuesday after two-day police remand. The police sought seven days more police remand but the court denied their demand and sent the professor to judicial custody.

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