Guwahati, May 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear a petition filed by Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad.

He challenged his arrest over controversial remarks about Operation Sindoor, India's military offensive against terror groups in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Mahmudabad, mentioned the case before a Supreme Court bench. The court confirmed it would hear the plea within two days.

Authorities arrested Mahmudabad after he posted comments on social media that criticized media briefings led by Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, two Indian women officers who, along with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, had addressed the press follo...