India, May 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear a petition filed by Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad against his arrest over controversial social media posts about Operation Sindoor's media briefing.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared for Mahmudabad, mentioned the matter before a Supreme Court bench. The top court will hear Ashoka University professor's plea in the next two days.

Mahmudabad was arrested for his remarks on social media about India's 'Operation Sindoor' against terror groups based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The action was taken on a complaint by a BJP Yuva Morcha leader. The arrest came days after the Haryana State Commission for Women took suo motu cognisance of...