DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Slams BJP Ministers Claiming Molestation Video Was ‘Fake Sting’

They are turning a blind eye to the truth.

It is not a secret anymore how unsafe Delhi is for women. We often hear news of brutal rapes and horrifying crimes happening against women in the national capital which also happens to be the crime capital of the country. Recently, the Delhi Commission for Women Chief, Swati Maliwal, was molested by a drunk driver in the city, and the video of the same has gone viral on social media. And it is surprising but not shocking how the central government is calling the video fake and saying that it was Swati Maliwal herself who organised this ‘sting’ video.

हमेशा की तरह घटिया सोच के Trolls ने Victim Shaming शुरू करी है। नशे में धुत आदमी महिला को छेड़ता है, रोके जाने पर गाड़ी के साथ घसीटता है लेकिन ट्रोल्स को वो भगवान लगता है! यही हर पीड़िता को झेलना पड़ता है! सबके घर में बेटी है, वो दिल्ली में अकेले सड़क पे होने का सच जानती है! pic.twitter.com/9dlndz02GR

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) January 20, 2023

In the viral video, a man driving a white car comes up to Swati and asks if she needs a lift and she turns him down. The man returns again to ask if she wants to be dropped off anywhere and when says no to him for a second time, he rolls up the window of his car, trapping Maliwal’s hand and begins to drive away.

Chairman of Delhi commission for Women,Swati Maliwal ji is claiming that she has been harassed on Delhi's street.
If true,the accused should be arrested immediately.
Any crime against females is a crime towards Humanity.
These people are disgust towards society.
But the video + pic.twitter.com/QB9QFcQo95

— Aatmik Pandit (@Aatmik_spn) January 20, 2023

A lot of people are raising questions on the authenticity of the video and saying that Swati Maliwal staged this ‘sting video’. Many people online are also sympathising with the man who they think is wrongly accused in this fake video. BJP leader Shazia Ilmi took to Twitter to write that the DCW Chief had this fake video made to make the Delhi government and the Delhi police look bad.

⁦@AamAadmiParty⁩ और ⁦@abplive⁩ ने दिल्ली और दिल्ली पुलिस को बदनाम करने के लिए ⁦एक साज़िश के तहत स्टिंग किया जिस पर नैतिकता के तक़ाज़े पर गंभीर सवाल खड़े होते हैं! क्या महिला सुरक्षा जैसे गंभीर मुद्दे पर ओछी सियासत जायज़ है? ⁦@BJP4Delhi⁩ ⁦@BJP4India⁩ pic.twitter.com/vEsNanfnx7

— Shazia Ilmi (@shaziailmi) January 20, 2023

आम आदमी पार्टी के फ़र्ज़ी स्टिंग का सच ! pic.twitter.com/1PaNnN68ht

— Manoj Tiwari 🇮🇳 (@ManojTiwariMP) January 20, 2023

Reportedly, Barkha Shukla Singh, who is the Former DCW chief, also said that Swati’s ‘drama’ should not make women weak. BJP’s Lok Sabha leader, Manoj Tiwari, also took to Twitter to clarify that the man who was caught by the Delhi police is not the real perpetrator but instead is an Aam Aadmi Party member.

Swati Maliwal has hit back at all those trolling her for faking the video. She tweeted that she is not going to get scared of those who are spreading lies about her. She also wrote that she has been attacked many times before and is going to stop fighting.

जिनहें लगता है मेरे बारे में झूठी गंदी बातें कर मुझे डरा देंगे उनको बता दूँ। मैंने सर पे कफ़न बांध इस छोटी सी ज़िंदगी में बहुत बड़े काम किए है। मुझपे कई अटैक हुए पर मैं रुकी नही। हर अत्याचार से मेरे अंदर की आग और बढ़ी। मेरी आवाज़ कोई नही दबा सकता। जब तक ज़िंदा हूँ लड़ती रहूँगी!

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) January 20, 2023

Meanwhile, the Delhi police have confirmed that the man who dragged Swati by his car was drunk and had also harassed many women before.

Delhi | 47-year-old accused Harish Chandra, who – in an inebriated state – molested DCW chief Swati Maliwal & later dragged her when her hand got stuck in his car's window last night, was arrested by Police. His car was impounded.

Visuals from Kotla Mubarakpur Police Station. pic.twitter.com/l85xIEWd8H

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2023

Also read: Swati Maliwal Molestation Case: DCW Chief Calls Out Trolls For Victim Shaming Her

So, irrespective of the fact that the perpetrator is an AAP member or not, he has been harassing women, and there have been complaints against him as well. And it is all those who are victim-shaming the DCW Chief for faking the video of the man harassing her the ones treating women’s safety as a joke.

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