#BanTikTok- FIR reported against user promoting Acid Attack on women

Mumbai, May 18: A FIR Complaint has been filed against Faizal Siddiqui, a Tik Tok user for uploading a controversial video in which he is allegedly promoting an acid attack on women. The Tik Tok user has over 13.4 mill followers.

 

 

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga brought the matter into the limelight after that the National Commission for Women NCW took cognizance of the video.

 

 

 

The NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to TikTok India seeking the removal of the video and the deletion of Siddiqui’s account for instigating violence against women.

 

The NCW condemned the promotion of grievous crime of acid attack to his millions of followers on social media. The NCW has also requested action under the relevant sections of the IT Act.

 

The NCW letter also read as "The Commission is seriously concerned about the increase in crimes against women. The video not only seems to promote violence against women but shows the patriarchal mindset which would send a very wrong message to the society".

 

In view of the above, the commission asked Tik-Tok India to immediately remove the video and block the ID of the Siddiqui who made it.

 

A 9-second video by Faizal Siddiqui, he is allegedly glorifying an acid assault on women by recreating a disturbing scene. He says, “Usna tumhe chor Diya jiska liye tune Mujhe chora tha”.

 

After that Siddiqui is seen throwing water on a girl, which is hinted to be acid, while Siddiqui threatens the girl for leaving him for another person. In the next scene, the face of the girl is shown in heavy red makeup hinting at acid burns. The face of the victim is then seen covered in scars.

 

Siddiqui issued a statement on Instagram and said that his intention was not to hurt anyone in any capacity. "As a social media influencer, I realize my responsibility and apologize to anyone who was offended by the video," he wrote.

 

Faizal Siddiqui is a member of team nawab and the brother of Amir Siddiqui. His brother Amir has recently been in the hub of controversy after he made a lengthy TikTok video where he gave his opinion on why TikTok is better and has more content than YouTube.

 

Acid attack is one of the most heinous forms of violence and women especially are its target. Acid attacks have become one of the growing crimes to harass and threaten women in India. There has been a constant demand from various sections of society that convicts in such cases should be given the harshest of punishments as it ruins the life of the acid attack survivor.

 

According to the latest crime data for 2018 from the National Crime Bureau (NCRB) shows that the number of attacks is rising steadily in India. The data shows that a total of 596 acid attack cases were reported in 2017 and 2018 This is almost or less than half the number of incidents each year. The lowest number of cases (244) were reported in 2014, with 201 people charge-sheeted.