India’s top court Friday ordered a state government to explain the arrest of two women for a comment one of them posted on Facebook, in a case that has sparked nationwide outrage over the misuse of India’s Internet laws.
The women were arrested in Thane, a suburb of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, and immediately freed on bail for criticizing the shutdown of India’s financial capital after the death last month of a powerful right-wing politician. While one woman posted the comment, her friend who “liked” the comment was also arrested.
