Bengaluru: Claiming that the controversial student activist Amulya Leona was influential and might threaten witnesses if set free, the Karnataka police opposed her bail application for release from the judicial custody, an official said here on Thursday.
"As the petitioner (Amulya) is an influential person, she may threaten witnesses in the sedition case filed against her, if released from jail," an official said, citing the statement of objections the prosecution had filed in the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old activist was arrested on February 20 for shouting "Pakistan Zindabad" slogan at an anti-CAA rally, organised by the Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Issai Federation, where AIMIM president Asauddin Owaisi was also present.
Later, the police filed a sedition case against Amulya for indulging in anti-national activities and instigating friends to stage protest rallies and demos against the BJP governmenta in the state and the Centre.
Submitting Amulya's antecedents as an evidence of her involvement in anti-national activities, the prosecutor told the court as a habitual offender, the accused was prone to indulge in provocative speeches, causing disharmony in society and disturb peace.