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Actor Ramya after filing complaint at Police Commissioner office in Bengaluru on Monday 28 July 2025.
| Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN
Kannada actor and former MP Ramya on Monday lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru against alleged online harassment by fans of another cine actor Darshan. . In her complaint, Ms. Ramya said that her sharing of news reports regarding Supreme Court proceedings in the murder case of Renukaswamy, in which Darshan is one of the accused persons, led to his fans sending “obnoxious” messages to her on social media.“The disgruntled fans of actor Darshan have sent scandalous, ghastly and obnoxious messages to my Instagram handle through various accounts. The messages sent to me are so disgusting and misogynistic that I am unable to even reproduce the same in the complaint,” she said in her complaint.She produced the messages in the form of annexures and also provided a list of Instagram handles from which she had received the messages. She requested that stringent action should be taken against the perpetrators and their Instagram handles should be taken down.“Trolling female actors and abusing them have become common because people aren’t speaking openly about it. Our self-respect and dignity are given importance in society, because, as women, that’s how we have been raised. Most women fear character assassination. They are not comfortable putting out the abuses they receive. Had women had the courage in the past to take the legal route maybe we wouldn’t have been facing such a serious situation today. That said, imagine the trauma women carry by facing constant abuse online,” Ms. Ramya said.Earlier in the day, the Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW) took cognisance of the recent online abuse directed at Ms. Ramya and wrote to the Police Commissioner to take appropriate action.“There are reports that defamatory messages are being directed at actor and former Member of Parliament (MP) Ramya on social media. This is causing damage to the reputation of the woman and the Commission has taken up the issue seriously. Hence, please investigate the matter and take measures to stop the defamatory messages and take appropriate action against those involved,” Nagalakshmi Choudhary, Chairperson of KSCW in her letter to the Police Commissioner.Thank you for your support! pic.twitter.com/esvniP4CNr— Ramya/Divya Spandana (@divyaspandana) July 28, 2025Meanwhile, Film Industry for Rights and Equality (FIRE), a non-profit organisation tackling sexual harassment in the Kannada Film Industry, wrote to Home Minister G. Parameshwara demanding action against those who are trolling and abusing Ms. Ramya online. Published – July 28, 2025 05:06 pm IST
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