'Obscene' web content: Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi arrested in Mumbai
Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was arrested in Mumbai on Sunday for allegedly posting 'ugly and obscene' content on his web portal.
Later Trivedi was produced in a Bandra court after which he was sent to police custody till September 16.
Trivedi was charged with sedition under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code which is a non-bailable offence. Cartoonist was also charged under the IT Act and the 1971 National Emblem Act.
Trivedi's cartoons reportedly depicted Parliament as a commode and showed the national emblem with wolves instead of lions.
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