The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a discover to Delhi Police searching for the registration of FIR towards those that trolled, abused and threatened to rape and assault cricketer Shubman Gill’s sister, officers mentioned on Wednesday. Gill’s ton in Gujarat Titan’s final sport of IPL’s league stage knocked out Royal Challengers Bangalore from the match. After the sport, Gill and his sister have been subjected to trolling and abuse by some on varied social media platforms.

The DCW discover mentioned, “These posts on social media platform ‘Twitter’ and ‘Instagram’ are obscene, misogynistic, threatening and extremely abusive towards the sister of Shubman Gill. She is also being threatened of rape and assault on social media which is an outrightly criminal act.” This is a really critical matter and attracts pressing motion, it added.

Taking to Twitter, DCW chief Swati Maliwal shared the discover and requested police to submit an in depth motion taken report by May 26.

“Taking suo-moto cognisance of the online trolling and abuse of cricketer #ShubmanGill’s sister, we have issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking registration of FIR. Police is to file a detailed action taken report by 26th May. Such criminals won’t be allowed to get away with this,” she tweeted.

Through its discover, the DCW has sought copy of the FIR registered within the matter, particulars of accused recognized and arrested. In case there have been no arrest, the ladies’s rights physique has sought particulars of steps taken by the police to make the arrests.