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Woman abused for tweets ahead of Dipa's Rio vault
Updated On: 18 August, 2016 08:50 AM IST | | Agencies
<p>A woman who faced life threats and sexual abuses online for her tweets ahead of gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s performance in Rio Olympics sought the help of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj following which a case was lodged by Rajasthan Police</p>
Jaipur: A woman who faced life threats and sexual abuses online for her tweets ahead of gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s performance in Rio Olympics sought the help of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj following which a case was lodged by Rajasthan Police.
In a series of tweets on August 14, the woman wrote, "Conflicted about Dipa Karmakar’s Olympic Vault final." "Tonight, she is going to risk her life to win an Olympic medal. Life is not worth any medal, for any damned country."
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