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Noida teen describes threats after Modi apology video
Times of India··3 Aug
The 15-year-old who apologised for abusing PM Modi said she has received threats since her video went viral, including messages warning she would be assaulted if found, after someone leaked her phone number. She said she cried upon hearing Modi's forgiveness message, calling it a second chance, even as police continued visiting her home this week.
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What It Means For You
- Parents of teenagers active on social media get a cautionary account of how a single viral moment can lead to lasting threats and police attention.
- Anyone following online safety debates sees a concrete case where a leaked phone number led to threats of violence against a minor.
- People tracking the CJP protest aftermath get the personal account behind one of its most publicised individual controversies involving a minor.
What's Happening
- The 15-year-old who apologised for abusing PM Modi said she has received threats, including warnings of assault, after her phone number was leaked online.
- She described being handed a microphone at the July 23 Jantar Mantar protest and told to say whatever she wanted before making her remarks.
- Despite PM Modi's public forgiveness, she said police have continued visiting her home and the case against her has not been formally withdrawn.
A Public Apology, A Case Still Open
- The teenager said she was not aware her remarks would go viral and had been told at the protest that the clip would not be posted.
- Her mother has separately appealed to PM Modi to correct the FIR, which listed the wrong name and age, and to have it formally cancelled.
- The July 23 incident occurred during the final weeks of the Cockroach Janta Party's Jantar Mantar protest over the NEET paper leak controversy.
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