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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. File
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Soon after the Jantar Mantar protest ended on July 25, Shradha Singh, 23, an M.Sc. student, posted a seven-second reel on her Instagram account, which has 3.78 lakh followers. Within an hour, the video had crossed a million views before she deleted it. Five days and two apologies later, she says she is still receiving rape and death threats.<\/p>\n
The video, which Ms. Singh said was meant for \u201centertainment purposes\u201d, shows her at the protest site with Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel in the background, overlaid with a Harpic ad jingle. It was soon reposted by meme pages and social media accounts alleging that she had insulted the Army, prompting her to delete it within an hour. Three days later, she posted two apology videos. But the threats, she said, have not stopped.<\/p>\n
A screenshot of an X post containing threats directed at student protestors<\/p>\n