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Rohini Singh

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4 Nov

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After listening to the distraught wife and daughter of the architect who committed suicide, I have a couple of questions. Did the Mumbai Police investigate it in 2018 when it was first reported? On what basis was the case closed @Dev_Fadnavis ji given the suicide note and email?

Does freedom of press include the freedom to ostensibly commit a crime- in this case abetment to suicide- as has been alleged by the family of the deceased? Remember, the allegation and FIR were filed in 2018. Way before Parambir and Arnab decided they disliked one another.

All citizens have to be treated fairly. That includes Arnab as well as the late Anvay Naik. Mr Naik’s daughter alleges she was stalked & intimidated because they refused to take back the complaint. These are serious allegations. Can there be a fair inquiry into the whole matter?

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Rohini Singh

@rohini_sgh

4 Nov

Arnab’s arrest is wrong only because it seems to stem from a place of vendetta instead of an extensive police investigation into the suicide case. But vendetta is something Arnab should be familiar with. He has unleashed it on several ordinary citizens for a while now...

Arnab wanted the arrest of Rhea Chakravarty and ran a campaign demanding it based on no evidence. Just whim or politics or hate- take your pick. He has demanded protestors be arrested, called media critical of the govt as being funded by anti national forces...

Arnab has endangered the lives of students , activists, minorities and even journalists by launching a vindictive diatribe against them sitting in his studio. He is no journalist. He is a citizen of this country with extraordinary rights. He is a VVIP.

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Rohini Singh

@rohini_sgh

16 Oct

Earlier today I was part of an event on making online space safer for women. I spoke to women friends & asked them their views. And then it occurred to me that all suggestions were on what women can do. None on how we can get people to ensure they don’t make women feel insecure.

I mean what is being asked for online is simply what one expects in the physical space. In real life do you verbally assault women? Do you make sexual remarks? Do you make sexual threats? Why should the online space be different from the offline space?

Why should social media sites like Twitter and cops look the other? In India people think safety & privacy are glamorous topics unlike, let’s say, basic food and water seen as core issues. But are they really that different or lesser important?

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Rohini Singh

@rohini_sgh

8 Oct

@PrakashJavdekar

Dear @PrakashJavdekar ji. Moved by your passionate defence of a free press let me bring to your attention instances when media freedom was trampled. And continues to be throttled. Perhaps you were too busy to notice so here is a thread. Am sure you will tweet on this too...

ndtv.com/india-news/sed…

thewire.in/media/up-fir-a…

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Rohini Singh

@rohini_sgh

3 Oct

A CBI inquiry has been ordered in the #HathrasCase. For it to be a truly fair inquiry the following officers have to be questioned by the CBI.
1) DM Praveen Kumar. Not only should he be charged for threatening the family but also his role in destruction of evidence..

Did Praveen Kumar give orders for the hurried cremation? Doesn’t burning the victim’s body amount to destroying evidence? The threats given to the family was meant to influence the probe and get them to toe the govt line. Why was he trying to protect the rapists?

@brajeshlive

The second officer who needs to be questioned is DGP HC Awasthy. Like @brajeshlive says his phones need to be seized to see whether he had given instructions to the SP to burn the body hurriedly. Did he instruct ADG (L&O) to do a press conference to declare there was no rape?

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Rohini Singh

@rohini_sgh

2 Oct

Completely agree that rape shouldn’t be politicised. And here is how it shouldn’t be- A case should be registered earliest. Not ten days after the incident. The rape should not be dismissed as ‘fake news’ with threats to those who ask for justice because it spoils govt image...

The victim should be given the best possible medical care. If she unfortunately dies, her body should be handed over to her grieving parents. They should be allowed to cremate her according to their rituals. They should not be made to beg to see their daughter one last time....

Police action should be in favour of the victim and her family. Not to protect the image of the govt. The government is not the rapist so why does it feel reporting on rape is an attack on it?

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