New Delhi, April 10 -- On Thursday, the National Commission for Women (NCW) took suo motu cognisance and condemned the rape and death threats received by social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija after Samay Raina's India's Got Latent controversy.

Approaching the Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjay Kumar Verma, NCW demanded an immediate and thorough investigation in the matter. Seeking a detailed report within three days, the NCW said, as per PTI, "Issuing threats of sexual violence or death sets a dangerous precedent and must be dealt with sternly."

Calling the online abuse faced by the influencer "despicable", the Commission said that no woman should feel unsafe either in public spaces or the digital world, reports said.

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