Hyderabad, May 21 -- The Maharashtra police, on Tuesday, May 20, lodged an FIR against Pune student, Sharmishta, who allegedly posted objectionable and Islamophobic remarks on Prophet Muhammad.

She has been booked under sections 196 (promoting hatred or enmity between religious communities), 299 (deliberate and malicious act, intended to outrage religious feelings) and 353 (public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyay Samithi (BNS).

Sharmishta, who studies law at the Symbiosis College, insulted and demeaned Islam on her X account, Sharmishta__19, on May 14. Her post, which has since been deleted, contained disparaging words about the religion and Prophet Muhammad.

The post went massively viral, evoking strong condemnation from the Muslim com...