New Delhi, May 18 -- Ashoka University's head of the political science department, Ali Khan Mahmudabad, was put under arrest on Sunday after two FIRs were lodged against his social media posts on Operation Sindoor, his lawyer and police said.

Khan has been arrested under stringent charges, including endangering sovereignty and integrity, based on the FIRs lodged at the Rai police station in Sonipat, Haryana.

"Ali Khan Mahmudabad has been arrested in Delhi," Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rai, Ajeet Singh was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.

Here is everything you need to know about the arrest of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad.

Ali Khan Mahmudabad is not only a faculty of the Ashoka University in Sonipat, he is ...