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Anurag Kashyap files FIR against troll who threatened to rape his daughter

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | May 27, 2019, at 11:54 pm

#AnuragKashyap #DaughterRapeThreat #PMModiTaging

Mumbai, May 27 (IBNS): Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has filed an FIR against a social media user who had threatened to rape his daughter.

He also thanked the Mumbai Police on Monday where he tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

"I want to thank @MumbaiPolice @MahaCyber1 @Brijeshbsingh for helping me with filing the FIR . Thank you so much for the amazing support and starting the process .Thank you @Dev_Fadnavis and thank you @narendramodi Sir. As a father I am more secure now," he said in the tweet.

Anyways I want to thank @MumbaiPolice @MahaCyber1 @Brijeshbsingh for helping me with filing the FIR . Thank you so much for the amazing support and starting the process .Thank you @Dev_Fadnavis and thank you @narendramodi Sir. As a father I am more secure now .
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 26, 2019

Earlier, Kashyap had tweeted to say that his daughter received rape threat for a social media user who supported PM Modi.

His tweet appeared on the day PM Modi returned to power with a landslide victory.

Kashyap had often been seen criticising PM Modi over various issues in the past

Thanking PM Modi for his "message of inclusiveness", Kashyap through his tweet had asked, "How do we deal with these followers of yours who celebrate your victory by threatening my daughter with messages like this for me being your dissenter?"

Dear @narendramodi sir. Congratulations on your victory and thank you for the message of inclusiveness. Sir please also tell us how do we deal with these followers of yours who celebrate your victory by threatening my daughter with messages like this for me being your dissenter. pic.twitter.com/jC7jYVBCi8
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 23, 2019

On being slammed by social media users for tagging PM Modi, Kashyap further tweeted: "The irony with social media is when I say vote for your constituent so one can take there (sic) problems to them, they say Vote for the PM. When you tag PM to the the tweet they say it's not his responsibility go to the constituent," Mr Kashyap said in the tweet."

The irony with social media is when I say vote for your constituent so one can take there problems to them, they say Vote for the PM. When you tag PM to the the tweet they say it’s not his responsibility go to the constituent.
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 26, 2019

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