New Delhi: leaked screenshots from an online group named ‘bois locker room’ allegedly involving teenage boys from Delhi talking about rape, sexual objectification and slut-shaming of schoolgirls have gone viral on Indian social media. Delhi Police has filed cases linked to the Instagram group, which has now been deactivated.
On Sunday, Leaked screenshots of the private Instagram chat group have stirred up a storm over rape culture in the country after numerous boys were seen sharing photos of underage girls, objectifying them, and planning ‘gang rapes’.
The group was also allegedly used to share nude/morphed photographs of the women.
They show members of the group – said to be students from some of Delhi’s top schools – posting photos of teenage girls without their consent along with comments too crude to be reproduced.
Here are some screenshots of the group:
Here’s how activists reacted:
Thread: Students who are 16, 17 years old, are casually talking of gang raping girls and women, swapping nudes without the consent of these women on Reddit, with not even a hint of fear of exposure. The dire crisis of rape womxn face, starts with this rape culture #boyslockerroom
— #MeTooIndia (@IndiaMeToo) May 4, 2020
?VIDEO- Delhi Commission for Women chief @SwatiJaiHind demands arrests of everyone part of #BoysLockerRoom
?I'll continue to update on the Police probe/action ? pic.twitter.com/0KU9s6eOZg
— Saahil Murli Menghani (@saahilmenghani) May 4, 2020
Breaking –
DCW chief @SwatiJaiHind issues notice to Instagram and Delhi Police in the matter of a group named "boys locker room" being used by some miscreants to share objectionable pictures of minor girls and planning illegal acts such as rape of minor girls. #boyslockerroom pic.twitter.com/PyzxGCv7kt
— Delhi Commission for Women – DCW (@DCWDelhi) May 4, 2020
IMP- The Delhi Commission for Women @SwatiJaiHind issued notices to Instagram and Delhi Police in the #boyslockerroom matter
Miscreants on this group on @instagram share objectionable pictures of minor girls & talk about raping minors
Hope @MinistryWCD @NCWIndia also take note pic.twitter.com/a3odqsozTv
— Zeba Warsi (@Zebaism) May 4, 2020
The allegations triggered outrage on social media with the top trending hashtag #BoysLockerRoom amassing thousands of posts on Twitter and other platforms. The Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal called for the arrest of those associated with the group. Meanwhile, DCW has sent notices to Instagram and Delhi Police.
