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Women protesters face online abuse after NEET leak agitation
Women who supported protests over the NEET paper leak have faced online trolling, doxxing and threats, The Federal reports. Ruchika Singh, 15, and Shraddha Singh, 23, issued public apologies after videos allegedly…
The Story in Brief
Women who supported protests over the NEET paper leak have faced online trolling, doxxing and threats, The Federal reports. Ruchika Singh, 15, and Shraddha Singh, 23, issued public apologies after videos allegedly showed them abusing the Prime Minister and mocking security personnel. The report says Shraddha lost yoga clients, while Ruchika’s widowed mother reportedly gave up tuition work and left home to escape harassment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi later called the women “misguided children”, said he forgave them and urged restraint. A lawyer reportedly withdrew a complaint against Ruchika. Legal expert Pallavi Divekar said Section 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita does not treat every offensive remark as obscenity. The Federal also reports that rights activist Kavita Krishnan questioned the focus on abusive language instead of education and protest-related concerns.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy claim that offensive speech either deserves unlimited punishment or no scrutiny at all misses the legal test. Public anger cannot justify rape threats, doxxing or pressure on families, while a protester’s words need not be excused simply because the cause is popular. The fair measure is whether police establish a specific offence and whether platforms protect targets from threats, rather than amplify partisan outrage. Will any confirmed prosecution meet the BNS standard described here?
Source: thefederal.com
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