# Jaanmoni Das arrested over alleged remarks against PM Modi 2026-08-20T17:56:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Transgender make-up artist and influencer Jaanmoni Das was arrested in Kozhikode on Thursday over allegedly derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his family. Cyber Police also arrested two people who shared the video online. All three were released on bail after evidence collection and questioning. The case followed a complaint by BJP Mahila Morcha state president Navya Haridas on July 27. Police said the remarks were linked to protests over the NEET question paper leak. Das later apologised, saying she had translated another person’s Hindi statement and that the words were not hers. The case includes charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Kerala Police Act, all of which police said are bailable. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Bailable offences allow an accused to remain free during the investigation, but they do not end the case or establish innocence. Police can still record statements, examine the video and its circulation, and decide whether the evidence supports a charge sheet. The court will later assess the material and the legal ingredients of provocation, defamation and nuisance. The next concrete step is the police decision on filing the charge sheet. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Presents police allegations and Dasu2019s response without adopting either account This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BJP, Jaanmoni Das, Kerala Police, Narendra Modi, NEET Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jaanmoni-das-arrested-over-alleged-remarks-against-pm-modi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jaanmoni-das-arrested-over-alleged-remarks-against-pm-modi/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/