A senior official of the Delhi Police said the notice has been received and the force has already taken cognisance of the matter and is conducting an inquiry
Virat Kohli. Pic/AFP
The Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday sent a notice to the city police and said it has taken suo moto cognisance of media reports of threat given to the family of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli.
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The Delhi Women’s panel sent a notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber). A senior official of the Delhi Police said the notice has been received and the force has already taken cognisance of the matter and is conducting an inquiry.
It has been reported that online rape threats directed at Kohli’s daughter, nine months are being issued since the team’s defeat in an India-Pakistan match in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the DCW said in the notice.
“It is learnt that he is being also attacked since he spoke against the trolling of his teammate Md Shami who was targeted for his religion by online trolls,” said DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal.
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