KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a 35-year-old woman for allegedly making threats online against the late social media influencer and activist Rajeswary Appahu.
Sentul police chief Asst Comm Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said that a 39-year-old man lodged a report on July 6 about the threats allegedly made against Rajeswary.
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"The complainant saw two posts on TikTok uploaded by two users under the names Dulal Brothers and Alphaquinnsha which defamed and threatened Rajeswary.
"Both accounts used Rajeswary's photos as the background for videos uploaded on their accounts.
"The videos contained threats against Rajeswary and used obscene language," he said, adding that the posts were later deleted.
He said police arrested the 35-year-old female suspect in the Bukit Beruntung Golf Resort.
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"The suspect will be remanded at the Sentul police headquarters until July 10," he said on Monday (July 8).
Rajeswary had lodged a police report on July 4 over threats made against her before her death.
The 30-year-old Hindu rights activist named two individuals in her report lodged at the Dang Wangi police station, alleging they were trolling her on social media.
Rajeswary was found dead in her apartment a day after she lodged the report.
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