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- The BJP has filed police complaints in Kolkata and other districts seeking the arrest of Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra over a poster with an objectionable image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that she was seen holding at a July 24 students' protest in the Esplanade area.
- The protest was over the alleged NEET exam paper leak and demanded the resignation of then Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who quit a day later.
- The complaint invokes sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including those on breach of peace and defamation.
- Mitra has rejected the allegations, saying she was not wearing her glasses amid a police baton charge and did not notice the image on the poster.
What to watch next
- Whether police act on the complaints or arrest Sreelekha Mitra
- Ghosh's stated plan to approach the court if no arrest is made
- Any formal charges or legal proceedings under the cited BNS sections
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Named India · Anandapur Police Station · Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police Station · Dharmendra Pradhan · Esplanade · Kolkata · Narendra Modi · Bharatiya Janata Party · Keya Ghosh · Sreelekha Mitra
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