New Delhi:The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to the Gujarat Police, seeking action against a man who gave open rape threat to a female comedian.
Comedian Agrima Joshua has shared an apology for an old video in which she made a joke about the upcoming statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and what people were saying about it online. Following the call for her arrest by a Shiv Sena leader and a very public hate campaign against her, Joshua decided to come forth with an apology. The video was also taken down.
In its letter written to Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha, the NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said, "NCW is committed to create safe online space for women and ensure cybersecurity for women and is perturbed by the rise in the use of the cyberspace to instigate crime against women."
The Commission has sought immediate action against the man under the provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act. It has also sought an action taken report from the Gujarat Police at the earliest.
"The NCW is committed to creating safe online space for women and ensuring cybersecurity to women and is perturbed by the rise in use of cyberspace to instigate crime against women," Sharma said in the letter sent late Saturday night.
"Considering the sensitivity of the matter, it is requested that immediate action be taken as per the Information Technology Act, 2000, against the miscreant and feedback be apprised to the Commission by e-mail/fax," the letter read.