Acid Attack

Man Arrested For Threatening Actress Swastika Mukherjee On Social Media

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 18, 2020

One person has been arrested by Kolkata Police from West Bengal's Hooghly district for his alleged involvement in posting threats of rape and acid attacks to actress Swastika Mukherjee on social media, police said on Friday.

TikTok Rating Drops to 1.2 Stars on Android Following CarryMinati Roast, Faizal Siddiqui ‘Acid Attack’ Video

Gaurav Shukla | Thursday May 21, 2020

TikTok rating is down to 1.2 stars on Google Play Store after getting hammered by the supporters of YouTuber CarryMinati and the controversy surrounding a video from the platform’s popular creator Faizal Siddiqui.

TikTok India Clarifies Amid Criticism Over Video Glorifying Acid Attacks

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Video sharing platform TikTok, attacked widely for a video of violence against a woman, said in a statement that it expected users to adhere to its policies of what is or is not acceptable. The app has been in trouble since a popular video creator posted a clip seen to glorify acid attacks on women.

Faizal Siddiqui’s TikTok Account Suspended: Five facts on ‘Acid Attack’ Video Controversy

Abhik Sengupta | Tuesday May 19, 2020

TikTok has suspended the account of popular creator Faizal Siddiqui after one of Siddiqui’s videos faced massive criticism and was accused of glorifying acid attacks on women.

TikTok App Listings Flooded With 1-Star Reviews Amid Faizal Siddiqui Controversy

Tasneem Akolawala | Tuesday May 19, 2020

TikTok is seeing a flood of 1-star reviews on Apple App Store and Google Play Store after the app recently found itself up against the followers of YouTuber CarryMinati (real name: Ajey Nagar). To make matters worse, the short-form video app got embroiled in a controversy this week when a video from popular TikTok creator Faizal Siddiqui came to li...

TikTok Influencer's "Acid Attack" Video Faces Women Commission Action

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 18, 2020

The National Commission for Women has asked Tik-Tok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.

TikTok Asked to Take Down Faizal Siddiqui Video Accused of ‘Glorifying’ Acid Attack

Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From PTI | Monday May 18, 2020

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked TikTok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.

Acid Attack Survivor, "Chhapaak" Actor, Struggles For Father's Treatment

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday April 24, 2020

An acid attack survivor from UP, who last year worked with Deepika Padukone in "Chhappak", and hadbeen struggling to get her father treated for cancer amid the lockdown, has received help from the Aligarh district administration

Pune Man Arrested For Allegedly Stalking And Raping Teenage Girl

Pune News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 10, 2020

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Maharashtra's Pune for allegedly stalking and raping a 15-year-old girl and threatening her with acid attack if she disclosed the incident, a police officer said.

Girl Allegedly Attacked With Acid In Fight Between Neighbours In UP

Cities | ANI | Sunday February 2, 2020

A girl was allegedly attacked with acid during an argument between two neighbours in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur's, the police said.

What Deepika Padukone Said About Chhapaak's Low IMDB Rating

Entertainment | Nilanjana Basu | Thursday January 30, 2020

#BoycottChhapaak trended on Twitter after Deepika Padukone visited JNU just days ahead of her film's release

Class 8 Student Injured In Alleged Acid Attack In Gurgaon

Gurgaon News | ANI | Saturday January 25, 2020

A student of a government school in Dhankot village of Gurugram allegedly threw acid and injured a class 8 student, the police said.

Lawyer In Credits Row Files Contempt Petition Against Chhapaak Makers

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Lawyer Aparna Bhat represented Laxmi, the acid attack survivor on whose life the movie Chhapaak is based

Uttarakhand Government Introduces Pension Scheme For Acid Attack Survivors

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 13, 2020

Inspired by the movie ''Chhapaak'' which revolves around the life of an acid attack survivor, the Uttarakhand government proposes to introduce a pension scheme for such victims in the state to help them lead a dignified life.

14-Year-Old Injured After Acid "Accidentally" Falls On Her In Lucknow: Police

Lucknow News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 12, 2020

A 14-year-old girl was injured in an acid attack in Lucknow when an argument broke out between some people at a shop in Kaiserbagh area on Saturday evening, the police said.