Mumbai Police nabs techie who issued rape threat to Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma’s minor daughter

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Nov 10, 2021: The Mumbai Police has arrested a 23-year-old from Hyderabad for issuing a rape threat to Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s minor daughter on Twitter. Identified as one Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini, the accused was taken into custody by the cyber cell of Mumbai Police on Wednesday.

 

According to preliminary information, the accused is a B-Tech graduate who worked in the software department of a food delivery platform.

Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini is being brought to Mumbai where he will be produced before a court with the police seeking further custody.

The accused had issued a rape threat to the minor on Twitter after the Indian cricket team’s loss to Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Earlier this month, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) had sent a notice to the Delhi Police seeking a response over rape threats made to Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s daughter on social media.

The Commission, in a letter to the Delhi Police, termed the incident as "shameful" and called for the immediate arrest of the accused.

"This is the time to stand behind our team, not against them. Even if India lost to Pakistan, the players and their families don’t deserve hatred," DCW chief Swati Maliwal wrote to the Delhi Police. Her letter went on to add, "I expect immediate registration of an FIR and arrests in the matter. Such people should be taught a lesson."

Courtesy:India Today