Jantar Mantar protesters face doxxing and rape threats after video row

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Shradha Singh, 23, an MSc student with 3.78 lakh Instagram followers, says she is receiving rape and death threats five days after posting a light-hearted reel at the Jantar Mantar protest site. The video, overlaying a Harpic ad jingle with RAF personnel in the background, was reposted by meme pages that accused her of insulting the Army. Despite deleting the clip within an hour and issuing two apology videos, Singh says the harassment has not stopped. Her phone number and address were leaked through her bike registration number, and she says accounts refused to take down the video, claiming they had been paid to post it.

The Hindu has verified multiple cases of women being doxxed and threatened after attending the protest. One woman was declared 'most wanted' in a post urging followers to 'teach her a lesson', with her name, city, and an FIR number later circulated online. Separately, right-wing commentator TG Mohandas was detained by Thiruvananthapuram cyber police over a YouTube video in which he allegedly said student protests could lead to gang rape and that some women at the protest 'enjoy being raped'. He also threatened to 'open fire' on protesters if in charge.