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Assam cops reach home of Wajahat Khan, complainant In Sharmistha Panoli case
@Source: indiatoday.in
After Kolkata police, Assam cops now seek to arrest Wajahat Khan in connection with a case filed against him for allegedly spreading hate speech and hurting religious sentiments. The development follows days after social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli was arrested on the basis of Khan’s complaint over hate speech.The Assam Police team, comprising five personnel, arrived at Khan’s Kolkata home this afternoon, but found no one present. A police source told India Today that Wajahat’s father, Saadat Khan, was asked to appear before the investigating officer for questioning. However, he too was not at home when the team arrived.Wajahat Khan has reportedly been missing since Sunday afternoon. His father told India Today that he has been untraceable since then. A senior Kolkata Police officer confirmed to the media outlet that Khan is "absconding" since the FIR was registered against him.This development comes as Khan, head of the Rashidi Foundation, faces growing legal heat across multiple states. An FIR was earlier registered at Garden Reach police station—the same location where he had filed the complaint against Panoli—based on a complaint by a trust named Shri Ram Swabhiman Parishad. The complaint accuses Khan of uploading "malicious and inflammatory" posts targeting religious communities.Kolkata Police had first summoned Khan on Monday for questioning at the Golf Green police station regarding the hate speech allegations. After he failed to appear, a second notice was served at his residence on Tuesday, asking him to report to the station the same day. He remained untraceable, police sources said.Khan made headlines after his complaint led to the arrest of Sharmistha Panoli, who was picked up from Gurugram for allegedly making communal comments in a video criticizing Bollywood actors for their silence on Operation Sindoor. She was sent to judicial custody till June 13 by a Kolkata court on Saturday.Published By: Harshita DasPublished On: Jun 4, 2025
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