Activist Rehana Fathima, who attempted the Sabarimala trek, was arrested

Rehana Fathima, Kerala activist, who had attempted to enter the Sabarimala Temple on October 19, after authorization of the Supreme Court. The entry of women of all ages into the sanctuary was halted Tuesday by Pathanamthitta police, accused of undermining religious sentiment in a Facebook post.

"A case under Section 295 a) was recorded . It will soon be presented to a magistrate, "confirmed G Sunil Kumar, Pathanamthitta police inspector, at The Indian Express. This arrest comes after a local court rejected an early bail application filed by Fathima in the context of the case.

The BSNL engineer, 31 years old, was not selected. to enter the sanctuary of Lord Ayyappa after the high priest of the temple threatened to lock the door of the temple if she entered it. This attempt provoked a storm that led Travancore Devaswom's board of directors to announce that it would propose to the Supreme Court a detailed report on the "alarming" incidents following its verdict raising the bar of ages on the entry of women into the shrine and the Kerala government. urging that the temple not become a place of activism. She was also expelled from the Muslim community for "attacking the feelings of lakhs of Hindu worshipers".

Rehana Fathima, however, is no stranger to controversy and does not stand up to them. She made headlines in March of this year when, to protest against the words of a Kozhikode professor who had claimed that "women had to cover their bads looking like watermelons," she published pictures of Itself covered with watermelons. A few hours after sharing the photos, they were destroyed by Facebook after an avalanche of trolls and threats.

In 2014, she participated in the Kiss of Love campaign in Kerala against the moral police.