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Probing harassment plaint against Op Sindoor victims: Delhi Police

In August, an ACP level official allegedly called for the submission linked to Rajya Sabha MP’s online harassment complaint.

Published on: Aug 27, 2025, 05:10:10 IST
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The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday said they are investigating a complaint from Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas against the online harassment faced by families of survivors of the April 2025 Pahalgam attack and foreign secretary Vikram Misri.

The Pahalgam attack took place in April this year and 26 tourists were killed by armed terrorists. (ANI)
The Pahalgam attack took place in April this year and 26 tourists were killed by armed terrorists. (ANI)

As per a letter to the Delhi Police, Brittas had written to Home Minister Amit Shah in May. In August, an ACP level official allegedly called him to submit evidence linked to his complaint.

Brittas, in his letter stated, he sent police screenshots, news links, social media posts and other information indicating “cyber attack” against Misri and his family, and kin of survivor N. Ramachandran and of Lt. Vinay Narwal who died in the attack.

The Pahalgam attack took place in April this year and 26 tourists were killed by armed terrorists. In the retaliatory Operation Sindoor, there were social media posts purportedly from unknown handles against Misri’s family and others.

Brittas said it was a concerted campaign of cyber harassment and vilification. He added that while all evidence is in public domain, he has still attached all the proof.

 
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Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.

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