Filmmaker Sulthana quizzed by Kavaratti police

Ayesha Sulthana reached the Kavaratti police headquarters at 4 PM and was allowed to leave at 7.15 PM after questioning. 

Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana, booked for sedition in Lakshadweep, on Sunday appeared before the Kavaratti police in connection with the case. She reached the Kavaratti police headquarters at 4 PM and was allowed to leave at 7.15 PM after questioning. In a video message to reporters, Sulthana said the police were cooperative and she had been directed to stay on the islands for 3-4 days. The allegation is that the filmmaker, while participating in a debate telecast by a Malayalam news channel on June 7, had said the Centre used a biological weapon against the people of Lakshadweep. The complaint was filed by a BJP leader on the islands. In a relief to Sulthana, the Kerala High Court had on Thursday granted her interim anticipatory bail for a week, while reserving orders on her advance bail plea.