An Assistant Professor of Delhi University has been bombarded with lousy, hate comments, marriage proposals and friend requests on her Facebook profile since the ink attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took place — thanks to a TV channel.
Professor Bhawana Arora’s trouble started after a news channel mistakenly used her Facebook profile picture as “the ink attacker” whose name too is Bhawana Arora. Since then the DU Professor is having a harrowing time. However, to get things fixed, the Professor has approached the DCW and the Delhi Police with her grievances.
“A news channel wrongly used my photograph for a telephonic conversation that they were having with Bhawana Arora, the one who attacked the CM. Within hours my Facebook profile was flooded with more than 200 friend requests and 75 shares of my picture. I cannot explain the kind of trauma I have been going through,” Bhawana said.
From hate comments to marriage proposals, Bhawana has been receiving unending pokes and her followers have been increasing by the day.
“This is a cyber crime against me. Once someone on Facebook asked me about my marital status as if he wanted to propose me for marriage. People shared my picture and said ‘Dekhiye Ye Hain Bhawana Arora’ (look, She is Bhawana Arora). There are so many Facebook shares of my name bearing my picture. Without having done anything, I am being defamed and shown in wrong light,”she said.
“The channel’s mistake has cost me dearly. This act has defamed me on Facebook, traumatised and mentally harassed me and my family. I am the only support to my family and the stress and trauma caused to me and my family is beyond explanation. I am running from pillar to post and trying to put things in place,” Bhawana added.
Bhawana has approached Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Police over the same and demanded action. “I have approached the DCW over this issue and they have taken my case on priority basis. I have approached the Delhi Police but they have not yet registered my FIR. I take this up strongly and will ensure that justice is served,” she said.
“Such acts of cyber crime are increasing by the day. Over the past few years we have observed that girls having profiles on social media are facing lots of trouble from Facebook. The channel is responsible for picking someone’s picture without any prior checking and uploading it on TV. Such things are totally wrong and should be avoided,” said a cyber expert.