Martyr’s daughter reaches DCW after ‘rape threats’

DCW CHIEF SAYS IT IS HIGHLY UNFORTUNATE THAT AN INDEPENDENT YOUNG GIRL IS BEING THREATENED, ABUSED

Delhi University student and martyr’s daughter, Gurmehar Kaur approached city women’s panel with complaint of receiving rape threats after she launched a campaign against RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

Kaur had launched a campaign “I am not afraid of ABVP” following reports of violence at Ramjas college during a protest.

DCW has written to Delhi Police recommending police security for the student and her family. The commission has also provided two home guards for her security.

“She is getting rape threats. She has shared screen shots in which some boys are giving her rape threats... FIR should be lodged against these boys and they should be arrested..,” DCW chief Swati Maliwal said.

Maliwal said that Kaur, who has initiated a social media campaign advocating peace in universities, is being subjected to extreme abuse and rape threats online. “The complaint is self explanatory and contains relevant screen shots of rape threats and abuse as evidence, which is attached herewith for your perusal,” she said in the letter.

Maliwal said it was highly unfortunate that a strong and independent young girl is being threatened and abused for taking a stand against ‘hooligans’. “Immediate registration of FIR under relevant sections of IPC, IT Act and other laws against the persons who have abused and threatened..,” she wrote.

Copies of the letter were also sent to home minister Rajnath Singh, Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.