New Delhi, May 18 -- Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who teaches Political Science at Haryana-based Ashoka University, has been arrested for his remarks regarding press briefings on Operation Sindoor.

The arrest was based on a complaint filed by Yogesh Jatheri, the general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha in Haryana, reports said quoting his lawyers.

Ali, 42, has been arrested under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to acts prejudicial to maintaining communal harmony, inciting armed rebellion or subversive activities and insulting religious beliefs, reports said.

Sedition charges have also been filed against him, according to some reports. Police are, however, yet to issue an official statement on his arr...