Sedition case: Why do salaried sepoys have the status of martyrs? The author's arrest on the question

- In October, Shikha received death threats for speaking out against the government

New delhi date. Wednesday, April 7, 2021

An Assam writer has been arrested on charges of treason after writing an alleged Facebook post. The author was arrested from Guwahati on Tuesday. The author wrote a Facebook post about 22 soldiers killed in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh and a treason case has been registered against them.

Accused Shikha Sharma is a writer and has been booked under several sections. A complaint has been registered against Shikha on the basis of Section 124A (treason) of the IPC. The Guwahati police commissioner informed Shikha that he would be produced in court.

Shikha Sharma is very active on social media and wrote in an alleged post about 22 martyrs, "Salary status cannot be given to salaried businessmen who die while working in the line of duty. On this logic, if an employee working in the power department dies due to electric shock, he should also get the status of a martyr. Media, don't play with people's spirit. '

Shikha's post caused a stir on social media. Two Guwahati High Court judges had lodged a complaint against the author and demanded stern action against her. Shikha Sharma has been arrested on the basis of his complaint. According to Shikha Sharma's Facebook post, he works as an artist in All India Radio, Dibrugarh. Shikha had received death threats in October last year for speaking out against the government.