The suspect works as a software engineer in a food delivery app in Hyderabad, and is being brought to Mumbai. Although the name of the cricketer has not been revealed, it comes soon after Team India skipper Virat Kohli’s nine-month-old daughter Vamika received online rape threats.
The cyber cell of Mumbai police’s crime branch detained one person from Hyderabad for allegedly giving online rape threats to the infant daughter of an Indian cricketer for supporting teammate Mohammed Shami, who was brutally trolled for his religion after Team India’s loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Senior Mumbai police officers said that the suspect works as a software engineer for a food delivery app in Hyderabad. They added that the suspect is being brought to Mumbai for further probe into the matter.
According to news agency ANI, the suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini.
Although the name of the cricketer has not been revealed, the news comes close on the heels of online rape threats meted out to Team India skipper Virat Kohli’s nine-month-old daughter Vamika whom he shares with Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma.
The attack on Kohli’s daughter began soon after India’s loss to Pakistan, but strengthened after the captain threw his weight behind Shami. Notably, Shami is the only Muslim player in the Indian squad.