Kohli’s 9-month-old daughter got rape threats after he defended Mohammed Shami, who faced online abuse after India’s loss to Pakistan in T20.
The Delhi Commission for Women issued a notice to Delhi Police over online rape threats to the daughter Virat Kohli’s 9-month-old daughter.
The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to Delhi Police over online rape threats to the daughter of Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma.
The DCW has investigated the matter, sought information, including a copy of the FIR (first information report), details of the accused identified and arrested, and also a detailed “action taken report”
The way the nine-month-old was threatened on Twitter is “very shameful”, DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted, urging the police to share information regarding the investigation in the case.
“The team has made us proud thousands of times, why this silliness in defeat,” Ms Maliwal said.
The DCW has sought information, including a copy of the FIR (first information report), details of the accused identified and arrested, and also a detailed “action taken report”, in the matter.
Hateful comments against Virat Kohli’s daughter rose on social media after India’s loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Mr Kohli was also attacked after he spoke against the incessant trolling of his teammate, pacer Mohammed Shami, who was targeted over his religion after the loss.
Virat Kohli told reporters during a pre-match press conference on the eve of the Super 12 encounter against New Zealand, “Attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing one can do as a human. That is a very sacred and personal thing. People take out their frustration because they have no understanding of what we do,”
A Twitter handle @criccrazygirl had on Sunday posted a tweet threatening to rape Kohli’s daughter. Several people claimed that the handle was a Pakistani bot account.
However, fact-checking website Alt News cited the account’s unique Twitter ID and its past activity to state that the account appeared to be from India.