Sangh Parivar activists threaten to ‘rape and murder’ Hindu woman

Mangaluru, Dec 24: The self proclaimed saviours of Hindu women have now threatened to “rape and murder” a Mangaluru-based social activist after she raised her voice against communal fringe groups that forced the cinema halls in the coastal city to stop the screening of Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Dilwale’.

Vidya Dinker, the convenor of Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development, is the victim of online threats and abuses by Sangh Parivar activists, who are enraged by the former’s move to challenge the anti-social and unconstitutional activities of saffron groups.

It was Puneeth Raj Kottari, a local Bajrang Dal leader, who instigated the online hatemongers to target Ms Dinker, by posting a derogatory comment on his Facebook wall against her. After getting a warning from the police, Kottari deleted his post.

After Kottari removed his abusive post a Facebook page named ‘Veera Kesari’ posted another provocative meme against Ms Dinker and provided an open platform for the miscreants to abuse and intimidate her.

Within a day the post attracted hundreds of abusive comments from habitual online offenders owing allegiance to saffron outfits. While most of the saffron activists poured sexually coloured abuses on her a few commenters threatened to rape and murder her.

The reason for the anger of Sangh Parivar activists was a complaint submitted by Ms Dinker to Mangaluru City Police chief S Murguan urging necessary action against the miscreants of Bajrang Dal who tried to raid multiplexes and theatres for screening Dilwale on December 20. She also had named Sharan Pumpwell, state president of Bajrang Dal, in her complaint.

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