Apoorva Mukhija getting rape and death threats, claims friend

Social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija is facing rape threats after her remarks, deemed objectionable, on comedian Samay Raina's now deleted YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent'. Amid the controversy, Mukhija's close friend and content creator Rida Tharana has taken to Instagram to condemn the online threats to the controversy-hit influencer.

While sharing a post that claimed that Apoorva Mukhija was being subjected to sexual assault threats, Tharana wrote,"I've never doubted that some people hate women simply for being women just for breathing, existing, loving themselves, and daring to grow. A woman could have the same issue as anyone else, but the fact that she's a woman always makes it worse. How do you ever feel safe when you're constantly threatened, scared for your life, and living in a country that was supposed to protect you?"