Guwahati, April 29 -- Lucknow University assistant professor Madri Kakoti, known online as Dr Medusa, is facing sedition charges following a social media post regarding the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.

Madri Kakoti hails from Central Assam's Nagaon district.

The FIR, registered at Hasanganj police station, comes just a day after similar charges were filed against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore for her online commentary on the same incident.

The complaint against Dr Kakoti was lodged by ABVP leader Jatin Shukla, who alleged that her posts on X (formerly Twitter) repeatedly targeted India's unity and sovereignty.

Shukla's complaint further claimed that some of her remarks, including the phrase "saffron terrorists," were being circu...