Netizen fury over rape convict Asaram Baapu’s Delhi Metro posters for ‘parent worship’ on Valentine’s Day; DMRC reacts
Live MintDays after Asaram Baapu, convicted of rape, was released on bail on medical grounds, posters and Several social media users objected to his commercials in the Delhi metro and shared pictures of his big hoardings at metro stations and smaller ads inside the metros. How can Delhi Metro allow a criminal who is convicted under RAPE CHARGES, and spending his conviction inside jail, endorse his posters, pics etc inside the Delhi metro rail? Here's how DMRC reacted to complaints over Asaram's ads: The DMRC replied to individual posts saying that they have “issued immediate instructions” to remove these In a February 6 X post, the DMRC said that although the removal process of the ads would start immediately, “it may take some time for their removal from the system”. “DMRC has issued immediate instructions to the licensee to get these Asaram Baapu rape case: Asaram Baapu was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2018 for raping a minor girl, who belongs to a special tribe in Jodhpur, at his ashram there in 2013.
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