Kanpur: Kanpur-based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been remanded to police custody till September 16 by a Mumbai court for allegedly posting seditious content on his website. The police had arrested Mr Trivedi on Saturday on the basis of a private complaint filed in December last year.
The complainant had alleged that Mr Trivedi had put up banners mocking the Indian constitution during Anna Hazare's anti-graft rally held last year at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai and also posted obscene content on his web portal.
Mr Trivedi has been charged with various sections of the Information Technology Act. The arrest comes at a time when Mr Trivedi was scheduled to visit Syria to collect the 2012 Courage in Editorial cartooning award. He was scheduled to fly on September 12.
The complainant had alleged that Mr Trivedi had put up banners mocking the Indian constitution during Anna Hazare's anti-graft rally held last year at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai and also posted obscene content on his web portal.
Mr Trivedi has been charged with various sections of the Information Technology Act. The arrest comes at a time when Mr Trivedi was scheduled to visit Syria to collect the 2012 Courage in Editorial cartooning award. He was scheduled to fly on September 12.
Mayank Gandhi, member of India Against Corruption or IAC, reacted to Mr Trivedi's arrest, saying, "If anyone is talking against corruption, proclaiming it as anti-national and slamming charges of sedition, one needs to understand that this (drawing cartoons) is against the government and not against the country."
"He is not a member of IAC but is fighting against corruption and we are here to lend him moral support," Mr Gandhi added.
"He is not a member of IAC but is fighting against corruption and we are here to lend him moral support," Mr Gandhi added.
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