Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s wife Dona files police complaint after being subjected to online abuse | Cricket News
Dona Ganguly, famous Odissi dancer and wife of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, has filed a complaint with the police for abusive and derogatory comments made against her on social media.She lodged her formal complaint at the Thakurpukur police station, prompting authorities to launch an investigation against unknown persons.Controversy emerged following Dona Ganguly’s dance performance at the Kolkata Film Festival, with a specific Facebook page identified as the source of the offensive content.“The abusive messages emerged around Dona Ganguly’s dance performance at the Kolkata Film Festival. The complaint specifically referred to a Facebook page that targeted her,” the police officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.“She described these acts as defamatory and said that these messages were aimed at tarnishing her honour,” the officer said, pointing out that Dona Ganguly had provided screenshots of the offensive messages as well as a mobile number linked to the Facebook page.“We are working to identify the individuals responsible for the offensive posts. We are tracing the posts and the associated mobile number to identify the perpetrators,” the officer added.In her complaint filed Wednesday evening, Dona Ganguly reported that social media users had engaged in body shaming and made insulting comments that damaged her reputation.Police are currently investigating the case using evidence provided, including screenshots and the associated mobile number of the Facebook page.
