India, May 18 -- Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor at Ashoka University, was arrested on Sunday over his social media remarks about Operation Sindoor, the recent Indian military strikes against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Mahmudabad, 42, currently heads the Department of Political Science at Ashoka University in Sonipat, Haryana. He was taken into custody based on a complaint filed by Yogesh Jatheri, general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha in Haryana.

The charges against him include provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for inciting rebellion, disturbing communal harmony, and insulting religious sentiments, according to reports.

While Haryana Police confirmed the ar...