Woman receives 'rape threats' after tweeting about Dipa Karmakar

A 26-year-old woman from Jaipur reportedly received rape threats after tweeting about Indian gymnastic sensation Deepa Karmakar, on 14 August. She has sought help from the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the matter.

In a series of tweets, the young woman had said, "It is an incredible achievement, of course but gymnasts from richer countries don't have to perform Produnova, called the death vault, to gain points. They can do easier vaults, and execute it better because: better infrastructure, better training, better everything. Tonight, she is going to risk her life to win an Olympic medal. Life is not worth any medal, for any damned country."

Offended by her tweets, online trolls targetted the woman and threatened her with rape.

Sushma Swaraj has urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to look into the matter. Raje has referred the case to the police.

The girl has given details of her Twitter handle to the police.

"I have faced life and rape threats generally and particularly from the handles @thedrunkrider, @rajeshraj927 and @vivekMmishra and attacks on my modesty as a woman," NDTV quoted the woman as saying.

Jaipur police commissioner Sanjay Agarwal informed that a case has been registered under the IT act.

According to NDTV, he said, "One lady was getting a lot of hate mail because of what she had tweeted so we got in touch with her last night. A case was registered under the IT act. We are talking to service providers and trying to ascertain the identity of those who sent the hate mail."