4Photo© hindustantimes.comFormer TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty Receives 'Rape Threats' For Protesting Over Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder
Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP, Mimi Chakraborty, revealed that she has been receiving rape threats online after voicing her support for the ongoing protests by doctors in Kolkata. Mimi Chakraborty, along with actors Riddhi Sen, Arindam Sil, and Madhumita Sarcar, participated in a protest in Kolkata against the RG Kar MCH incident on the night of August 14.
The actor took to social media platform X to share screenshots of the abusive messages she received, drawing attention to the concerning increase in such threats.
“AND WE ARE DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR WOMEN RIGHT???? These are just a few of them. Where rape threats have been normalised by venomous men masking themselves in the crowd saying they stand by women. What upbringing and education permits this????” Chakraborty posted on X, tagging the cybercrime division of Kolkata Police.