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Sonakshi Sinha’s Ab Bas prompts action against harassers, cyber crime branch Mumbai arrests one


Sonakshi Sinha’s Ab Bas prompts action against harassers, cyber crime branch Mumbai arrests one
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Sonakshi Sinha has been subjected to extreme negativity in the recent past. From the time that she had a brain freeze moment on a popular reality show to the nepotism debate, the actress has been through a lot. However, Sonakshi is known not to take anything lying down and even in this case not only did she take things in her hands but also decided to create awareness about it.

The Lootera actress associated with Mission Josh had launched a campaign called Ab Bas to spread awareness on cybersecurity and the impact of online harassment. Through this initiative, she also touched upon the legal options to deal with perpetrators. 

Sonakshi recently opened her comments section on Instagram and urged all to refrain from any sort of harassment, but despite multiple appeals, some users continued to abuse and threaten her. Post this, Mission Josh and Ritesh Bhatia from Cyber Baap helped in identifying the harassers and Sonakshi Sinha’s team approached Cyber Crime Branch Mumbai and FIR was filed against the perpetrators on 14th August. Earlier today on August 21, a 27-year-old Shashikant Jadhav from Aurangabad was arrested. Jadhav had not only been harassing Sonakshi but many other celebrities online and police are now taking appropriate action against him and other perpetrators. 

Speaking on the developments, Sonakshi Sinha  “I am immensely grateful to cybercrime branch Mumbai for taking prompt action and being so supportive. I took this step to report the culprits so that even others gather the courage to do the same. Ab Bas, we will not watch and allow online abuse to happen to us or others. I am extremely glad to be part of a campaign like this to help as many people as I can, who have been subjected to online harassment."

Mansi and Vinav, founders of Mission Josh said, “We at Mission Josh believe in awareness with action. As the world is becoming more and more digital it’s important that we all become more responsible for what we see and do online. Watching someone abuse and not doing anything about it is equally wrong be it offline or online. So, let’s work together and make the online world safer for children as well as women and men both.”

Amit Tuli, member of Sonakshi Sinha’s digital team who initiated the proceedings said, “Our aim was to ensure the conversation around harassment translates into action so that it deters many others. Today it’s the celebrities being threatened, tomorrow it could be any of us, and this chain needs to be broken.”

Mumbai Cyber Crime Branch has been working for Women’s safety to curb down online harassment for women and girls and wants to encourage more women and children to step forward instead of hesitating. Dr Rashmi Karandikar, DCP of Mumbai Cyber Crime Branch said, “We have arrested the accused. Mumbai police cyber cell continues to play a role in making the internet a safe place. Also, women safety has always been our priority."

We hope that this helps in creating much-needed awareness about the issue and also people who resort to threats and trolling online also realise that there are consequences to their actions.

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