Facebook Executive In Delhi Alleges Threat To Life Amid Row Over Report

Monday, 17 August 2020Newsdesk

A top Facebook executive has alleged threat to her life in a police complaint filed in Delhi, which names five people. Ankhi Das, 49, has linked the alleged threats, which have been received online, to an article published last week in a foreign publication - Wall Street Journal - that claimed Facebook overlooks hate speech by BJP leaders, triggering a huge political row.

New Delhi, 17 August 2020

As per news report of PTI, in her complaint filed on Sunday, Ms Das, who is Facebook's top public-policy executive in India has demanded an "immediate arrest" of all those named by her; she has also sought police protection. "I am under constant fear and threat, especially being a woman. The perpetrators are deliberately operating through online accounts to hide their identity and to further spread misinformation and incite violence against me to meet their agenda," Ms Das said in her police complaint.

Source -NDTV