Pandya Store actor Simran Bhandrup receives rape threats online, files FIR: 'These were a group of kids aged 13-14'

Simran Budharup has revealed that she received rape threats when her onscreen character broke a marriage. She is currently seen in Pandya Store.

TV actor Simran Bhandrup, best known for her role in Pandya Store, has revealed that she had to file an FIR when trolls attacked her following certain twists in the life of her onscreen character. She said that she filed the complaint after receiving rape threats online. ()

Simran Budharup has filed an FIR after she received rape threats.

Simran essays the role of Rishita Dwivedi Pandya. Her character broke the relationship between the show's lead characters--Raavi and Dev. The show has been on air for over a year now and is a remake of the Tamil series Pandian Stores.

Simran told ETimes, "Initially, I would take all the negative comments lightly because my character was doing things for which she was bound to get disliked. She broke the relationship of Raavi and Dev who were already established characters from Pandya Store, but recently it went haywire when people started abusing and giving rape threats to me on social media. A lot of things were happening."

She added, "That’s when I took a step and I went to the police station and lodged a complaint. These were a group of kids who were around the 13-14 age group. Their parents gave them phones for education purposes but these kids were misusing their parents' trust. They didn’t know where to draw the line and what was wrong, so they started doing these things."