Days after Mumbai Police arrested Shubham Mishra for abusing and giving rape threats to comedian Agrima Joshua, the police has made another similar arrest.
Imtiaz Shaik, who appears on social media platforms with the alias name Umesh Dada has been arrested. Imtiaz Shaik had made a similar video like Shubham Mishra and issued rape threats and passed lewd remarks against the stand-up comedian. The reason behind the video and the eventual threat is said to be the stand-up comedian’s set on the statue of Chatrapati Shivaji. The Mumbai Police arrested him and put out a tweet,
“Mumbai Police’s Cyber Crime Branch has taken a suo moto action in an abusive and threatening video, shared on social media by the accused operating the handle with a pseudonym Umesh Dada. He’s been arrested & booked under the relevant section of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. #WomenSafety”
Several comedians in the industry across the country have come out in support of Agrima Joshua against the blatant hooliganism against the stand-up comedian and the venue Indie Habitat center.
Shubham Mishra Arrested
After the National Commission of Women urged for immediate action against Shubham Mishra, the cybercrime cell of Vadodara police arrested Shbham Mishra. Shubham Mishra, 26 years old, had posted a video where he is seen sitting inside a car and hurling abuses at comedian Agrima Joshua and threatening her with rape.
Comedian Agrima Joshua’s old video where she made fun of the statue that is supposed to be erected in Mumbai of the Maratha ruler Chatrapati Shivaji. This didn’t go well with the political and cultural sections of the society. While Home Minister Anil Deshmukh sought action against Agrima, many fringe outfits vandalized the venue of the performance. Agrima later apologized and even took down the video. Even after that, she continued to receive violent threats which forced her to quit social media.
