Allahabad HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Lucknow University Prof In FIR Over 'Objectionable' Posts On Pahalgam Attack

The Allahabad High Court today granted interim anticipatory bail to Dr. Madri Kakoti, an assistant professor in the linguistics department of the University of Lucknow, booked for several offences, including endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, in relation to her alleged social media posts on the Pahalgam terror attack.

A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh granted relief to Kakoti, who is facing an FIR which was lodged based on a complaint from a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and university student Jatin Shukla.

According to the FIR, which has been accessed by LiveLaw, Kakoti has been accused of continuously attacking the integrity and sovereignty of India by posting on Twitter. It also claimed that her posts are a threat to peace and law and order in India and that she plans to cause riots in the country.

Furthermore, it was also alleged that her posts, which use hateful and objectionable words like saffron-terrorist, are also being shared on Pakistani media channels.

Dr. Kakoti was represented by Advocate Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi.