NCW asks TN DGP to take action against actor Siddharth for 'derogatory' remarks against woman anchor
New Delhi, Jan 11: The NCW has asked the Tamil Nadu police chief to intervene and take appropriate action against actor Siddharth for using derogatory remarks against a woman anchor on Twitter, a day after it flagged another tweet of the actor against badminton player Saina Nehwal.
In a statement, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said it has come across the post of the actor-producer-musician which is "offensive, unethical and shows disrespect towards the dignity of women".
The commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter.
"Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu seeking intervention and appropriate action against the offender as per provisions of law to refrain him from making such kind of statements in future. The Commission has to be apprised about action taken in the matter at the earliest," the NCW said.
The statement comes a day after the NCW asked Twitter to suspend Siddharth's account and Maharashtra Police to register to a case against him for using "lewd and inappropriate" words against Nehwal.
The NCW claimed the comment was misogynist, outrages the modesty of a woman and amounts to disrespect and insults the dignity of women.
@NCWIndia has taken cognisance of the derogatory remarks made in the post. Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to DGP #TamilNadu seeking intervention and appropriate action against the offender as per provisions of law to refrain him from making such kind of statements in future pic.twitter.com/uJ3UpmEDLH
— NCW (@NCWIndia) January 11, 2022
This woman is a Stoolkit.
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) January 6, 2022
She will raise a stink for sure. 🙏🏽 https://t.co/0J8mkug8NL
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Delhi Police team at Kejriwal residence, seizes CCTV digital video recorder
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi Police team reached the official residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Sunday in connection with its investigation in the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, sources said.
They said the police team collected electronic devices including CCTV DVR (digital video recorder) to potentially get the footage of the alleged assault on Maliwal on May 13 when Bibhav Kumar, Kejriwal's close aide, allegedly attacked her at the CM's residence.
Maliwal has alleged that the CCTV footage of the CM's residence was being tampered with.
Kumar was arrested on Saturday and produced in a court which remanded him in five-day police custody. The sources said Kumar is evasive in his replies during his interrogation.
The Delhi Police booked Kumar for molestation and attempted culpable homicide after Maliwal's complaint.
The FIR includes charges under sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 341 (wrongful restraint), 354(B) (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code at the Civil Lines police station.
