India, May 20 -- Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmoodabad has been sent to judicial custody by the district court in Sonepat. The court has scheduled the next hearing in the case for May 27.

Khan was arrested on Sunday by Delhi Police for allegedly making controversial remarks on social media about Operation Sindoor. He was taken into custody from his residence in Greater Kailash and later handed over to Sonipat police.

Two FIRs have been registered against him, and after being produced in court, he was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody.

On Sunday, the Ashoka University Faculty Association defended Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad following his arrest over remarks made about Operation Sindoor, India's military strikes on ter...