Ex-boyfriend threatened to defame the girl: Father narrated his ordeal, Purnia DM said – Remove fear of losing respect from heart

A case of cyberbullying has come to light in Purnia, Bihar. Through the old video, the ex-boyfriend was threatening to defame the family by making the girl viral. After the matter came to light, the administration is taking further action.

In fact, Purnea District Magistrate Rahul Kumar has shared a post from his Twitter account regarding a cyberbullying. In this, he told, ‘I met a person in the office this evening. He told in a very troubled condition that his daughter’s ex-boyfriend has harassed the whole family by threatening to make the old videochat recordings viral. He even sent that video to him (the girl’s father).

Rahul Kumar wrote, The girl’s father cried and said that our family is not ‘such’ family and our respect will be lost. The superintendent of police sitting next to me took the details of the boy from him. That boy is a resident of some other district. We assured them of speedy and strict legal action. But, at the same time told him one more thing. I told them that no family is ‘like’ and such an incident can happen to anyone. Therefore, first of all, the fear of losing respect has to be removed from the heart. Then thought how patriarchal the whole concept of respect is and how the entire burden of respect (in this case) falls on the victim rather than the accused. The irony is that patriarchy makes men their victims along with women.

Instead of giving proper response to the crime being committed against his daughter, the father seemed helpless and helpless about the respect in the society. Well, don’t tolerate cyberbullying. Your silence does not save your ‘respect’, it definitely increases the courage of such criminal elements.’

What is Cyber ​​Bullying
Cyberbullying is a form of online ragging. This is exploitation through the Internet. In this, threatening someone, spreading rumors against him, making lewd comments, rhetoric, obscene language, wrongdoing of photos. Extorting money by getting caught in the web of online games is also a new way of bullying. If depression suddenly increases in a person, he starts cutting off from meeting with someone. Such people start taking suicidal steps.

What is a counselor
Counselor Binda Singh said that cyber bullying is increasing a lot now. Girls should take special care of protection while creating an account on social media. If any kind of incident happens then share it with your parents, family members and close friends. Register a case with the police if the problem escalates. When most parents come near with their child, the number of girls in them is more. Therefore, in such a case, girls need to be more careful. Unknown people should be avoided everywhere. Do not share your personal information.

Ways to avoid cyberbullying

Most women are victims of cyberbullying
Cyberbullying i.e. harassing the Internet with filthy language, pictures or threats, cybercrime, including cyber stalking, is increasing day by day. Young girls are being bullied on the internet, with indecent comments made on them. Law experts also say that a new law should be brought according to the changing environment.

What does the report say?
According to the report of the National Commission for Women, there has been a 46 percent increase in the cases of crime against women in the first eight months of 2021. It said that 13,618 cases were reported during the same period in 2020, while 13,618 complaints have been registered in these eight months.

Amendment done in IPC in 2013
Let us tell you that when obscene attack is done on mobile or computer through internet, due to which the dignity of the woman has been hurt, then it is considered as a cyber crime against the woman. Prior to 2013, there was no law to deal with cyber crimes against women, but through the Criminal Amendment Act in 2013, sections 354A to 354D of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 were added.

Here are some of the main streams
Section 354A: Rigorous imprisonment up to three years
Demanding sexual desire or showing pornography against the will of the woman, or making indecent remarks, all such cases will be considered as sexual harassment. In such cases, rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Section 354B: Non-bailable offense
Under this section, offenses like forcibly forcing a woman to remove her clothes come. A similar case has been made with the girls in the Raj Kundra case. In such cases, there is a provision of imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years. It is also a non-bailable offence.

Section 354C: Imprisonment up to seven years
Section-354C of IPC is applicable in the case of taking photographs of a woman’s private activities without her consent and posting it on social media. There is a provision of imprisonment from one year to three years for the guilty. If convicted for the second time, the punishment can be from 3 years to 7 years and it will be a non-bailable offence.

Section 354D: Cyber ​​Stalking
A case will be registered under section 354D of IPC in case of stalking and attempt to contact the girl or woman i.e. stalking. This also includes cyber stalking on WhatsApp, Facebook or other social media. In this case, the culprit can be imprisoned for up to three years.
Apart from this, some sections are also included in the law.

Physical Bullying – This includes kicking, punching, thrashing, pushing or hurting in any way.
Verbal Bullying – Discrediting, teasing, saying things that hurt self-confidence and self-esteem in front of others.
Social Bullying – Telling others not to be friends with him is not good. Due to this the victim of bullying feels lonely.
Cyber ​​Bullying – Sending harassing messages via mobile, e-mails, chat rooms or social networking sites.