Rehana Fathima, an activist who attempted to enter Sabarimala Temple, arrested
Rehana Fathima, an activist who attempted to enter Sabarimala Temple, arrested
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Kochi, Kerala: Activist Rehana Fathima, who attempted to cross the threshold of the Sabarimala Temple on October 19 after the Supreme Court decision, was booked by Pathanamthitta Police on Tuesday.  She was under arrest on charges of allegedly throbbing religious sentiment through an alleged Facebook post.
Fathima was arrested at around 1 pm from BSNL office, Palarivattom, Kochi .She is now being taken to Pathanamthitta. She faces charges under Sec 153 (A) of the Indian Panel Code. Worth mention here Her anticipatory bail plea was discarded by the Kerala high court on 16 November. 
The activist will be produced in court today. 
She is imposed a Section 153A  which pertains to promoting antagonism between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to preservation of harmony.
It is noted that on October 20, Pathanamthitta police registered a case against her for sharing “communally divisive” social media posts and the case was filed based on a complaint by Sabarimala Achara Samrakshana Samithi, Secretary Padmakumar P.
Notably Rehana on September 30 shared a picture of herself dressed as an Ayyappa devotee wearing a rudraksha and sporting a patta. She captioned the post 'Thathvamasi'. This exasperated a lot of devotees of Lord Ayyappa.  
Geared up in body armor and bordered by hundreds of policemen, Fathima attempted to arrive at the Ayyappa place of pilgrimage but was forced to turn.

 

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