‘Unwed & Pregnant’: Trolls Target Safoora Zargar With Fake

‘Unwed & Pregnant’: Trolls Target Safoora Zargar With Fake 

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HIMANSHI DAHIYAUPDATED: 05/05/2020 AT 05:34 


Many social media posts targeting Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) 

scholar and activist Safoora Zargar for her marital status and 

pregnancy are doing the rounds, with people claiming that she is 

unmarried and that her pregnancy was discovered when she was 

lodged in Tihar Jail.

Not only are these claims baseless and false, they also reflect the 

vitriolic trolling that activists, students and many others are 

exposed to on a daily basis.

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Facebook and Twitter are flooded with messages claiming that 

27-year-old Zargar, who was arrested by the Delhi Police’s 

special cell on 10 April for her alleged involvement in the Delhi 

riots and subsequently booked under the draconian Unlawful 

Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), learnt about her pregnancy after 

she underwent a medical examination in Tihar Jail.

Several people also linked this to Shaheen Bagh, insinuating that 

this is the “truth” behind the Shaheen Bagh protests.

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