Sonam Kapoor is 'grateful' to Gujarat Police for arresting a man for threatening a comedian

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who strongly condemned online abuse against female comedian Agrima Joshua, wrote, “Thank you to the police for listening and doing what’s right.. we all are grateful” after 26-year-old man Shubham Mishra from Gujarat’s Vadodara was arrested following outrage over his video that surfaced on social media. Comedian Agrima Joshua received rape threats when an old video of her comedy set with a joke about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj surfaced. Since then, a video with a person abusing Agrima and her family, and giving her rape threats has gone viral. The man, who identified as Shubham Mishra, not only used filthy language, but casually threatened to rape standup comedian Agrima Joshua. The matter came to light after actor Swara Bhaskar, comedian Kunal Kamra and many others shared the video of the man on Twitter. In the said video, the man could be seen abusing Joshua and also giving an open rape threat to the female comedian. Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal also took to Twitter, appealing the Gujarat Police to take immediate action against Mishra. The National Commission for Women (NCW) wrote to the Gujarat Police, seeking action against a man who gave open rape threat to a female comedian. In its letter written to Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha, the NCW chairperson said, "NCW is committed to create safe online space for women and ensure cyber security for women and is perturbed by the rise in the use of the cyberspace to instigate crime against women." Vadodara City Police took quick action against Shubham for uploading and sharing the video. “We have detained him and initiated legal process for registration of FIR against him under relevant section of IPC and IT act,” they wrote on Twitter. (All photos: Instagram)