A young man has been arrested by Delhi police from Saket on Thursday for allegedly posting obscene videos and pictures of his ex-girlfriend on social media to defame her and create pressure on her family to get her to marry him. The accused has been identified as Kumar Avinash, a resident of Saket. He has also shared mobile phone numbers of the victim and her mother on social media.

A victim lodged a police complaint On June 6, she alleged that she had been receiving messages and calls from unknown numbers since June 1 and later found out that someone had created her fake profiles on Instagram, Facebook, and other social media platforms. She also mentioned that obscene videos and pictures of her had also been posted on these social media platforms.

According to DCP Shahdara, Rohit Meena, he said the accused was arrested after analysing technical data and tracing the IP addresses of the fake IDs. During interrogation, Avinash, an accused, disclosed that he and the victim studied in the same college and were in a relationship.

He further added that the woman parted ways with him as her family did not approve of their relationship. The accused wanted to be in a relationship with the victim even after the break-up so, he decided to upload her obscene pictures and videos on social media platforms using fake IDs. He thought this would put pressure on her family and because of the defamation; they will get her to marry him. A laptop and two mobile phones used by the accused in the commission of the crime have been recovered and further investigation is underway.

This case compelled us to sit and think about the orthodox mentality they still carry with them in the 21^st century. We as a society need to realize that such cases are not unusual. It’s been happening every next day and some might not even get attention.  

A resident of the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh, Vibhu Upadhyay, who used to regularly perform Ganga Aarti clears the NEET exam. He said to the ANI reporter that he has been ambitious to become a doctor. He started preparing for NEET when he was in just class 9. It became easy for him as he started his preparation earlier. He said he has been performing Aarti whenever he gets time since 2019 and he promised to continue in the future too.    

Vibhu Upadhyay has achieved a big position in the NEET exam. Vibhu who is a devotee to perform Ganga Aarti has surprised many with his result; he scored 622 out of 720 marks in his first attempt. Vibhu secured 622^nd rank in the NEET exam. He has given the credit for this to Ganga holy river. On January 15, 2019, he started his Aarti at Kachla Ganga Ghat and since then, Vibhu used to perform Ganga Aarti daily here.

In January 2019, the then DM of that district Dinesh Kumar Singh had taken a vow to conduct regular Ganga Aarti on the lines of Banaras at Kachla Ganga Ghat in Badaun. Regular Aarti started at Ganga Ghat on the lines of Banaras in Badaun only after his vow. Brahmin Archakas were needed for Ganga Aarti, so that time Vibhu came forward for it. He took the permission from his parents and started performing aarti daily in the evening along with his studies.

Later, Vibhu left Badaun 1 year ago and joined coaching for the NEET exam in Kota and started studying there. Due to his hard work and the blessings of his mother Ganga, he has now passed the NEET exam. Vibhu Upadhyay gave full credit for this to his parents and mother Ganga, along with former DM Dinesh Kumar Singh. He was preparing for this for the last three-four years. Vibhu said that whenever he will get time now, he will get involved in Ganga Aarti again.

A 35-year-old Dalit man from Uttar Pradesh committed suicide in Bengaluru after being discriminated on a caste basis at the workplace. He had filed a police complaint about caste-based discrimination at the workplace before committing suicide, as per the report.

Raj uploaded a video on YouTube before killing himself. He said he was unable to fight caste-based discrimination anymore. He further alleged that he was also being harassed by his colleagues. A graduate of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Raj was employed as a visual merchandiser at Lifestyle International Private Limited. In the end of the video, he said that he was proud of fighting the system within the private sector.

In an FIR registered hours before his death, Raj had accused two of his senior colleagues of discriminating against him on the basis of caste. The FIR was filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In a separate complaint filed by his father, Raj’s reporting manager Malathi, and colleagues Kumar Suraj and Nithesh Kumar have been charged with abetment to suicide.

As per the police, Raj was facing mental harassment for months. Furthermore, casteist slurs had been hurled at him at his workplace. The company did not take any action even as Raj approached his seniors.

A report also suggests that initially, even the police did not file his complaint till an assistant commissioner intervened in the matter. It further added that after Raj’s office came to know that he had approached the police, he had been asked to quit before June 18.

However, the Lifestyle International Company where the victim was working claimed that they have taken action in the case. In a statement to the police, the company authority said, Vivek had raised a complaint through their internal process, and a thorough internal investigation was conducted in accordance with company policies, feedback was shared with Raj, and the appropriate actions were taken against the accused.

The company further said they are cooperating with the investigation as this matter is sub judice and being investigated by the police.

Raj raised a serious concern about caste discrimination being rooted even in the well-civilized society. He said he has come a long way from a particular background by studying hard and working hard. He changed his life and became a better human being.

He also said he was trying to be kind to others, but the world was not kind to him. In a power-dominant society, He was harassed by people with power and money, but no one had addressed his issue. He also alleged that people were ready to offer money to shut him about the issue rather than supporting him to fight the discrimination.

He also referred to Narendra Modi, saying that he knew the prime minister would not speak up on the matter. He made a request to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, SC/ST Commission, and police to be more vigilant, to cooperate, and asked to come up with a better grievance resolution system. Raj said, If his sacrifice brings change, let it be.