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Actress Urmila Sanawar Remanded 14 Days in Defamation Case

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Urmila Sanawar Arrested

Actress Urmila Sanawar was arrested in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh over alleged defamatory posts and extortion.
The arrest followed a complaint by Deepika Rathore, daughter of Uttarakhand BJP MLA Suresh Rathore.
The complaint alleged obscene remarks, a Rs 5 crore demand, property transfer of Ravidas Dham and threats.
Police registered the case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 4 and 10 of Indecent Representation of Women Act.
A court remanded her to 14-day custody.

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Historical Context

Law student Shreya Singhal filed a PIL in November 2012 against the vague Section 66A of the 2000 IT Act. On 24 March 2015 a two-judge Supreme Court bench (Justices Nariman and Chelameswar) struck it down as violating Article 19(1)(a), noting its three-year imprisonment provision. The ruling now informs courts handling defamation claims against actress Urmila Sanawar and scrutiny of Governor Dushyant Kumar Gautam.

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Urmila Sanawar Arrested

Actress Urmila Sanawar was arrested in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh over alleged defamatory posts and extortion.
The arrest followed a complaint by Deepika Rathore, daughter of Uttarakhand BJP MLA Suresh Rathore.
The complaint alleged obscene remarks, a Rs 5 crore demand, property transfer of Ravidas Dham and threats.
Police registered the case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 4 and 10 of Indecent Representation of Women Act.
A court remanded her to 14-day custody.

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