An FIR has been registered towards unknown individuals for allegedly sexually harassing a feminine spokesperson of Delhi BJP after a video defaming her was posted on social media platforms, police stated.
The matter got here to the fore after a grievance was made by the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion alleging that the video, together with misinformation, was posted towards the spokesperson for insulting her modesty electronically, they stated.
The grievance additionally talked about that “this was supposed to hurt the repute of the spokesperson by placing her title within the hyperlink of the video and defaming her publicly.” The FIR was registered at Cyber Police Station of New Delhi District beneath sections 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (insulting modesty of a lady) of the Indian Penal Code, and part 67 (electronically transmitting obscene materials) of the IT Act, a senior police officer stated, including an investigation has been taken up.
Based on the allegations made within the grievance, offensive sexual remarks had been made concerning the spokesperson, who had nothing to do with the contents of the hyperlink, with a view to harm her repute.
It has additionally been alleged that for the previous two-three months, a gaggle of individuals have been harassing feminine spokespersons of the BJP, and the celebration requested motion towards the perpetrators, the police stated.
With inputs from NDTV
