Actress Prakruti Mishra Alleges Cyber Bullying, Opts For Legal Course

Bhubaneswar : Celebrities across the world have to go through all kinds of online abuse and only a few take the legal course. Odia actress Prakruti Mishra recently filed a case alleging cyberbullying and trolling.

Prakruti approached Odisha Cyber Crime Department and Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Commissioner Police and filed her complaint yesterday. Accordingly, a case was lodged under IPC Act 1860 Section 500 and IT (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 67. A probe is underway.

The actress took to Instagram and shared her ordeal. Sharing the FIR copy she wrote, “Few days back, I was a victim to cyberbullying after posting a brand endorsement photograph on my social media. Many of us, celebrities, irrespective of our gender, face vicious cyber-attacks on a personal level which sometimes drag our families as well. These types of attacks sometimes turn into real threats causing a great deal of mental agony and harm to individuals and their families.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank and personally show my gratitude to Odisha Cyber Crime Department, the Commissionerate of Police-Bhubaneswar, DCP-Bhubaneshwar, DG Police-Odisha, IIC- Mancheswar Police Station-Bhubaneswar for helping me and my family during this trying period, where we were going through mental depression for all the fake stories and unethical comments that were pouring in on my social media accounts and other news portals.”

Prakruti added, “Cyber bullying is not acceptable if it is happening with u also, Please speak up and expose those people taking the help of police and other law enforcement agencies which will help you to protect your fundamental rights.

I am an actor by profession and my identity is not my father’s name when it comes to my professional life. It’s the duty of an actor to get associated with brands and endorse them legally and lawfully. I have lodged an FIR against the news portal and every individual who came up to harass me and my family unethically. I hope this step of mine will help journalists, individuals and news portals to start creating an environment of positivity and not spread negative, misleading information!”