kerala Woman lecturer Recieves Death Threats As Her Morphed Images Circulated Online

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A 35-year-old woman lecturer at Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur has filed a complaint after she received death threats and her morphed images were circulated on social media by unknown persons. 

 The police have registered a case for stalking, criminal intimidation and outraging the modesty of a woman. She has also approached Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Director General of Police Loknath Behera, who have promised strict action in this case. 

 Mr Vijayan in a stern Facebook post said that those trying to threaten and shut people up are living in fool's paradise. "Death threats and calls for attack on people with progressive ideas and independent opinion on various social issues is not acceptable," he added.

 In her complaint, Deepa Nishanth, who teaches Malayalam and has two children, alleged that her morphed pictures were widely shared on social media and she has even received death threats from anonymous callers on phone. 

 Ms Nishant said, "My face was morphed with nude pictures. I was shocked to see tonnes of abusive comments against me. I have received death threats for no fault of mine." She said that her family also received those morphed images causing great pain and embarrassment to them.

 On July 12, the Students' Federation of India (SFI), the students union of ruling CPI(M), had put up artistic banners in the college to welcome freshers on the campus. One of the banners had the controversial painting by MF Husain depicting goddess Saraswati.

 "I didn't organise the event. I had nothing to do with it. But my name got dragged into it, maybe because I have been vocal about certain issues including the beef ban.

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