Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana booked for sedition in Lakshadweep
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Lakshadweep Police on Thursday booked filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of COVID-19 in the union territory during a TV debate. The complaint was filed by the BJP's Lakshadweep unit President Abdul Khader. Ayesha hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep. FIR lodged under Sections 124A, 153B of IPC.