Bengaluru, Jul 29 (PTI) A case was registered on Tuesday based on the complaint of actress Ramya aka Divya Spandana alleging online abuses and threats, Bengaluru city Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said.
Cyber Crime Police Station, located within the Commissioner's Office (CCP), registered the case, he added.
"A deputy commissioner-level officer has taken charge of the case, and he will supervise the investigation," he said.
The police registered the case under Sections 67 (publishing or transmitting of obscene material in electronic form) and 66C (punishment for identity theft) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 351 (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 75 (sexual harassment) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman).
Actor Ramya had met Singh on July 28 to lodge her complaint against 43 social media accounts for posting obscene messages as well as murder and rape threats.
Initially, she had called out the fans of actor Darshan for their violent comments in a social media post on July 27.
Ramya said trolls descended on her social media pages after she shared a report on the proceedings of the Renukaswamy murder case in the Supreme Court on July 24, demanding justice for the family of the deceased.
Actor Darshan is a prime suspect in the murder case.
Meanwhile, Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar, popularly known as Shivanna, on Tuesday expressed his solidarity with Ramya, stating that "her stance is right".
In a post on 'X', he said, "The words used against Ramya are condemnable. It is not right to speak like that against any woman; we should not tolerate it."
He said it is very important to respect women not only as mothers, sisters, daughters, and wives but also as individuals.
"Social media is a very powerful weapon; it should be used for one's progress and not to abuse women with unspeakable words and sow hatred and jealousy," added Shivanna.