Lakshadweep Police on Thursday booked filmmaker Aisha Sultana 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.
According to the complaint filed by the BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader, Sultana had alleged on a TV show that the Central government used biological weapons for the spread of Covid-19 in Lakshadweep.
Sultana hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep.
Earlier in the day, the BJP staged a protest in the islands seeking action against the filmmaker.
The Lakshadweep-based model and actor Sultana has worked with several Malayalam filmmakers.
Lakshadweep has been witnessing protests by various political parties since the administration started implementing new rules in the islands.