An engineer from Hyderabad has been arrested over online threats meted out to Virat Kohli’s daughter Vamika after India’s back to back defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. A case was registered with Mumbai Police after Kohli’s daughter faced venomous threats on social media.
Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini, 23, was arrested by a special team of the Mumbai Police this afternoon. He allegedly changed his Twitter handle and pretended to be a Pakistani user after cops started investigating screenshots of the threats. He has been taken to Mumbai.
Dear Virat,
These people are filled with hate because nobody gives them any love. Forgive them.
Protect the team.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 2, 2021
Police sources say he is a software engineer and currently unemployed. Srinivas has reportedly worked for a food delivery app in the past. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) had also called for an investigation. The panel had issued notice to the Delhi police, asking to see an FIR (first information report), details of those identified and arrested, and a detailed “action taken report”.
Attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing – Virat Kohli
Meanwhile, Mohammad Shami was also hurled racial slurs after an off-day in business against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24. Virat Kohli had put out a powerful message for Mohammad Shami, calling out “spineless” people on social media.
“Attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing one can do as a human. That is a very sacred and personal thing. People take out their frustration because they have no understanding of what we do,” he told reporters before a match.
“We’re playing on the field, we’re not a bunch of spineless people on social media. This has become a source of entertainment for some people which is very sad. All this drama created on the outside is based on people’s frustrations. We stand by him 200 per cent. Our brotherhood in the team cannot be shaken,” Kohli added.
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