Man Arrested For Criticising Bengal Minister On Social Media Acquitted

The man was arrested after making a comment accusing West Bengal minister Arup Roy and some local Trinamool Congress leaders of encouraging illegal construction.

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday acquitted a person who was arrested on the charge of criticising a state minister on social media.

A single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha directed that Ershad Sultan be released immediately.

The matter related to a meeting of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with members of her cabinet, bureaucrats, police officers and heads of the different municipalities in the state on June 28.