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Hyderabad man held over rape threats to Kohli's daughter

A 23-year-old man from Hyderabad was arrested by the Mumbai cyber cell police for issuing rape threats to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's daughter.

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The accused, Ramnagesh Alibathini, is an unemployed IIT graduate. Virat Kohli had come in support to his teammate Mohammed Shami, who had faced a barrage of trolls for his religion after India lost to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match.

Following a suo-motu cognisance of the matter by the National Commission for Women (NCW), a notice was sent to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (cyber). The organisation for women escalated the online rape threat issue to the Delhi police.

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