K’taka: Techie among two held for abusive messages against Darshan’s wife
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police on Friday arrested two people, including a software professional, in connection with sending abusive comments against jailed actor Darshan’s wife, Vijayalaxmi.
The accused allegedly made vulgar comments and used abusive language. After the complaint was filed, they deleted the messages.
The arrested people have been identified as Nitin, a techie from Davanagere, and Chandru, an autorickshaw driver from Chikkabanavara in Bengaluru.
The police arrested them by tracking their IP addresses. Further investigation is underway.
It can be recalled that Vijayalaxmi has alleged inaction on the part of the Bengaluru Police regarding her complaint against several social media accounts for posting “abusive comments” against her.
However, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh had rejected the allegation and clarified that the investigation was underway.
Vijayalaxmi had met Seemanth Kumar Singh on Wednesday, following which she wrote a social media post on the issue.
“My complaint has been completely neglected. I believe that the law is the same for everyone, but this experience has made me question that belief. This has come as a surprise to me,” she wrote.
“Action was initiated within a day in another woman’s complaint. When I lodged a complaint, there has been no action, and I have been neglected,” she stated.
Kannada actress and former Congress MP Ramya, also known as Divya Spandana, had lodged a complaint against Darshan’s fans for issuing rape threats to her after she stood with the family of the victim in the fan murder case.
The police had acted swiftly in that case and made arrests.
On social media, Vijayalaxmi stated, “I have always believed that the system and the law are the same for everyone in our country. But, honestly, this experience has made me question that belief. Even after follow up by my lawyers, there has been no action. Today, I had to personally go and remind them that I am still waiting for my complaint, even to be looked into.”
“I truly hope this delay isn’t because of any external pressure or influence. Justice shouldn’t depend on who’s involved. And those backing or sheltering such behaviour – may be its time to put that energy into living better lives instead of blindly supporting such actions,” she stated.
“I am still waiting. And I won’t just let this slide,” she warned.
Last week, Vijayalaxmi filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station against several social media accounts for posting abusive comments against her.
She submitted a complaint along with photographs against 15 Instagram IDs and more than 150 offensive comments. After lodging the complaint, Vijayalaxmi left the premises without responding to the media.
She also filed a complaint at the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office, submitting screenshots of the hate comments she received along with details of the respective accounts, and urged the authorities to take action. The inspector of the cybercrime division accepted the complaint and assured her of appropriate action.
Later, Vijayalaxmi shared an Instagram story regarding the issue. She also posted screenshots of the abusive comments and the accounts that had posted them.