BJP leader ‘shames’ stalking victim on twitter; later claims account hacked
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 7
As rage and calls for justice continue to mount in the stalking case of an IAS officer’s daughter here on Friday allegedly by the son of Haryana BJP president Subhash Barala, party leader and spokesperson Shaina NC’s tweet provoked outrage on social media on Monday.
In a tweet which was later deleted, she reportedly shared the photo of the victim with a couple of guys and claimed that one them was Vikas Barala, who was arrested for the crime.
Shaina, however, claimed that her account had been hacked.
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The tweet with the photo that was posted earlier demanded “justice for Subhash Barala’s son and implied that they were known to one another”.
“Just gt access back to my account; some mischievous folks had hacked the account. Please ignore any activity on my account of past few hours, (sic)” she posted on twitter.
Just gt access back to my account; some mischievous folks had hacked the account.
Please ignore any activity on my account of past few hoursModesty of a woman shd be respected.Any act of indignity agnst women is highly looked down upon.Unlike congress,our gov will ensure justice
— ShainaNC (@ShainaNC)“Modesty of a woman shd be respected.Any act of indignity agnst women is highly looked down upon.Unlike congress,our gov will ensure justice, (sic)” she wrote in another tweet.
Vikas Barala (23), and his friend, Ashish Kumar (27) were earlier arrested for allegedly stalking the woman and later released on bail as they had been booked under bailable Sections of the IPC and the Motor Vehicles Act.
— ShainaNC (@ShainaNC)
Turns out the picture does not have Mr. Barala in it. But even if it did, would it be okay for him to harass her?
— Suhasini Haidar (@suhasinih)
Shouldn't you apologise for posting a fake photo ?This photo doesn't even have Barala.Even if it did, it's ok to stalk her ?
— Nidhi Razdan (@RazdanNidhi)
Any future rude/abusive/insensitive/sexist/misogynistic tweets are the result of my account being hacked. Don't blame me/driver/servant/dog.
Just gt access back to my account; some mischievous folks had hacked the account.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar)
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