Hyderabad, June 24 -- The Supreme Court (SC) stayed the arrest of Wazahat Khan, whose complaint led to Sharmishta Panoli, the social media influencer who posted a derogatory video against Prophet Muhammad.

The bench, comprising Justice KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh, dismissed Khan's statements as "all hate mongering," and said, "hate speech gets us nowhere."

The bench has allowed the consolidation of FIRs against Khan from Assam, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Delhi. It ordered that no more FIRs would be entertained against Wajahat Khan in connection with the same matter.

The next hearing is scheduled for July 14.

Instagram influencer and law student Sharmishta Panoli allegedly used abusive language against Prophet Muhammadand made c...