00:07Ruchika Singh and her family have reportedly moved out of their rented home.
00:11This comes even after the Prime Minister said,
00:15But beyond individual cases, there appears to be a broader pattern.
00:19Women who were part of the protest are now alleging harassment, doxing, slut shaming and threats.
00:25It's a story that makes me deeply uncomfortable.
00:28Here's the thing, at Jantar Mantar, young women turned up in large numbers.
00:32They slept on the roads for days, chanted slogans, gave interviews, debated politics
00:36and felt like they had a place in shaping the country's political discourse.
00:40Many describe feeling safe at the protest site despite spending nights outdoors.
00:44How's it for women camping out here in the night?
00:47It's very safe because there are a lot of women as well.
00:50Yet after the protests, several now say the real fear began online.
00:53Riya Aheer, who stopped a policeman at the Mumbai protest, has alleged in a police complaint
00:58that she has been subjected to sustained slut shaming and fears the campaign could affect
01:02her family's safety, reputation and her real life.
01:10She accused several social media content creators of falsely claiming that she produces
01:14and sells adult content online.
01:16Shraddha Singh's videos were quickly circulated by meme pages and social media accounts
01:20with claims that she had insulted the army.
01:23She deleted the video within an hour and later uploaded two apology videos, but she says the
01:27abuse and threats have continued.
01:32Nishu, one of the women who attended the protest, said X account circulated her videos labelling
01:37her a prostitute.
01:38She says Post portrayed her satanical participation at the protest as evidence for personal attacks
01:44that quickly escalated online.
01:45She told News Laundry that although her landlord had asked her to vacate about a month earlier,
01:50he also remarked, your views and ours differ.
01:53But she also said, I am inspired by Savitri Bhai Phule.
01:56When she went to educate girls, cow dung, mud and stones were thrown at her.
02:00If I am being amused on social media today, it doesn't bother me much.
02:04Not just them, many women who participated at the Jantar Mantar are now being targeted.
02:08Some posts urge followers to track participants' whereabouts, while others claim to have access
02:13to their addresses and phone numbers.
02:15At what point does political disagreement turn into a campaign to hunt down ordinary citizens
02:20exercising their right to protest?
02:22What does it say about the space we are creating for dissent?
02:25Let us know in the comments below.
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