New Delhi, June 5 -- Calcutta High Court granted interim bail to influencer Sharmistha Panoli, arrested for allegedly posting video on social media with communal comments. The bench directed influencer Sharmistha Panoli to furnish bail bond of Rs.10,000.

The Calcutta High Court had rejected the interim bail plea of social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli on 3 June.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Kolkata Police registered an FIR against Wajahat Khan Qadri, the man whose complaint led to the arrest of social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, reported PTI.

According to the police, Wajahat Khan Qadri is now absconding. The police accused him of uploading "malicious and inflammatory" content on social media, aimed at hurting the sentiments o...