Overview
- A party delegation on October 27 submitted memoranda to the Sikkim State Commission for Women, the DGP and the Home secretary, with copies to the National Commission for Women.
- The filings cite repeated cyber abuse since October 18 against a female SDF spokesperson, including rape threats and sexually explicit remarks, with links and screenshots provided.
- An earlier General Diary was lodged on September 15 at Gyalshing police station over similar abuse by the same Facebook ID, which the SDF says has seen no substantive action.
- According to the SDF’s account of meetings, the State women’s commission and the DGP’s office said tracing offenders on Facebook will be a lengthy process because it is an international platform.
- At a press meet on October 28, SDF Cheli Morcha in-charge Komal Chamling alleged selective policing, pointing to delayed FIRs for opposition members and organized harassment from locked, fake Facebook profiles.