Women's Security

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday urged the law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute the offenders behind the rape and death threats received by social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija following her appearance on the controversial web show 'India's Got Latent'. The NCW took suo motu cognisance and condemned the abusive messages directed at her on Instagram and other social media platforms after screenshots of the threats surfaced online. Calling the online abuse "despicable", the Commission asserted that no woman should feel unsafe either in public spaces or the digital world. "Issuing threats of sexual violence or death sets a dangerous precedent and must be dealt with sternly," the NCW said, urging the law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute the offenders behind the threats. The NCW has written to Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Kumar Verma, asking for an immediate and thorough investigation and has sought a detailed act

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