Firozabad, 21 July
A professor who allegedly made derogatory remarks on Facebook against Union Minister Smriti Irani was jailed after he surrendered in a court here.
Shahryar Ali surrendered before Additional Sessions Judge Anurag Kumar on Tuesday and filed an interim bail plea.
The judge rejected the bail application after which the professor was sent to jail.
In March, the Firozabad police had booked Ali, who heads the history department at SRK College, for an alleged obscene Facebook post against the women and child development minister. The college then issued him a suspension notice.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had refused protection from arrest to Ali.
An anticipatory bail petition filed by the professor was also rejected by the Allahabad High Court in May. Denying protection to Ali from arrest, Justice JJ Munir said there was no material on record to show that the professor’s account was hacked. PTI