Now Reading: Women face doxxing, rape threats after Jantar Mantar protest
-
01
Women face doxxing, rape threats after Jantar Mantar protest
Shradha Singh, 23, posted a seven-second Instagram reel at the Jantar Mantar protest site on July 25. The clip, featuring RAF personnel and a Harpic jingle, was deleted within an hour after…
The Story in Brief
Shradha Singh, 23, posted a seven-second Instagram reel at the Jantar Mantar protest site on July 25. The clip, featuring RAF personnel and a Harpic jingle, was deleted within an hour after crossing a million views. Despite two apology videos, The Hindu reports she continues to receive rape and death threats. Her phone number and address were leaked. Some accounts reportedly refused to take down her video, claiming they were paid to post it.
The Hindu has verified multiple instances of women protesters being doxxed and targeted with online abuse. One woman was declared 'most wanted' in a post that later claimed she had been identified. A 22-year-old protester said her photograph was included in a collage seeking arrest of 12 women accused of abusing Prime Minister Modi. She faced harassment in a market. Another woman said mass reporting restricted her Instagram features and she lost clients.
The Indian Opinion
The frenzy over a seven-second reel shows how quickly online mobs bypass context. Calling RAF personnel 'Army' is a mistake, not a crime. Yet the threats, rape, death, doxxing, have been treated as justified retaliation. No one questions the disproportionate reaction or the paid accounts that refuse to take down content. The key test: will the police act against the harassers with the same urgency they show toward the women they target?
Source: thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
