Kozhikode, Aug. 20 -- Celebrity transgender makeup artist and former Bigg Boss contestant Jaanmoni Das was arrested by the Kozhikode Cyber Police on Thursday, for allegedly making defamatory and derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The arrest followed a formal complaint lodged by Navya Haridas, the state president of the BJP Mahila Morcha.
According to the FIR, police charged Jaanmoni under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 192 (provocation to cause a riot) and 356(2) (criminal defamation), alongside Section 12(o) of the Kerala Police Act 2011 for causing a public nuisance via communication.
The FIR states she posted defamatory, insulting remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media to incite communal u...