A day after being released from jail, rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was arrested once again on Friday under the same charge of attempt to commit suicide by continuing her indefinite fast.
Imphal West Superintendent of Police Jhaljit told PTI that Ms. Sharmila was arrested under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code. “She has been arrested for the same crime, but it is a different case,” he said.
14-year fight Imphal East district chief judicial magistrate on Thursday rejected charges of attempt to suicide against the 42-year-old, who is on an indefinite fast for 14 years demanding the repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
She is in a government hospital under police custody, where she is force-fed through the nose.
