BY POOJA CHAUDHURI

OpIndia wrote a story on June 6 claiming that a woman was allegedly raped at the Tikri border during the farmers’ protest. The right-wing propaganda outlet claimed that a nurse was allegedly molested by volunteers at a medical centre run by the protestors.

( Link https://twitter.com/OpIndia_com/status/1402510273613754368?s=19)

This story alleged the second such incident at the Tikri border. Last month, the father of a 25-year-old woman from West Bengal registered an FIR alleging his daughter was gang-raped at the protest site. The woman had come to the border in April and her father found out about the alleged rape after she was admitted to the hospital for COVID. The woman passed away on April 30. According to Hindustan Times, the primary accused Anil Malik admitted to sexually assaulting her twice. Two other accused have been absconding.

OpIndia’s story claims that less than a month after the alleged gang rape, another case of alleged molestation and rape has been reported from the protest site. The outlet based its story on a Twitter thread by one Shivani Dhillon who posted screenshots of the woman detailing her ordeal on an Instagram post.

(Link https://twitter.com/shivani_sikh/status/1400816121603710990?s=19)

BJP media panellist Charu Pragya shared OpIndia’s story.

Soon after, BJP members including spokesperson Gaurav Goel used the hashtag #दुष्कर्म_हॉटस्पॉट_आन्दोलनजीवी (misdemeanour hotspot andolanjeevi) to claim that the woman was raped and molested.

(Link https://twitter.com/goelgauravbjp/status/1403555144130732041?s=19)

Many others – BJP Delhi vice president Sunil Yadav, BJP member Narendra Kumar Chawla, BJP activist Aniket Masankar – shared a story by Dainik Jagran using the same hashtag. According to Jagran, farmer leaders did not take cognisance even after they were informed that the woman was raped.

BJP Delhi spokesperson Neetu Dabas shared a report by Newsroom Post that also claimed the woman was raped.

BJP supporters further amplified the claim – fake news website Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde, fake news portal Kreately and Twitter users @MJ_007Club and @YourRishbh.

The Frustrated Indian also wrote an article that said that the possibility of a ‘second rape’ should be reason enough for the government to clear out the area.

( Link https://archive.is/yBp67)

Read the full story here :- https://www.altnews.in/opindia-twists-womans-allegation-of-eve-teasing-at-tikri-border-as-rape-woman-issues-legal-notice/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=newpost