NCW demands action against man for making 'lewd' comment on Captain Anshuman Singh's widow

Social media has erupted in a row over derogatory comments on Smriti Singh, the widow of Kirti Chakra awardee Captain Anshuman Singh.

The remarks were made on a photograph of Smriti accepting the posthumous award on behalf of her late husband Capt. Anshuman at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The sleazy comment soon caught the attention of netizens and an online uproar started against the man.

Many furious social media users started sharing the screenshot of the remark, demanding action against the man. Later on, more such lewd comments were found on the photograph, resulting in demand for the arrest.

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The National Commission for Women (NCW) also took note of the incident and has also written to the Delhi Police to demand action.

“NCW condemns this behaviour and urges immediate police action,” the commission wrote on X.

Captain Singh was given the award posthumously and his wife Smriti and mother Manju Singh received it from President Droupadi Murmu.

Captain Anshuman was posted with 26 Punjab as a medical officer.

The NCW also said that a man named Ahmad K, a resident of Delhi, made the comment that contravenes Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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The commission has also asked the police to submit a detailed report within three days after the arrest of the man.

NCW intervened when many people had tagged the commission demanding strict action against the man and others who shared the screenshots of the comment.

WION has decided not to publish such a derogatory comment.

Captain Anshuman, serving in the 26 Punjab Regiment, was a medical officer in the Indian Army. He was stationed as a medical officer in Siachen during Operation Meghdoot.

On the night of 19 July 2023, a short circuit led to a fire in an Indian Army ammunition dump at the camp where he was posted.

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Captain Anshuman saw a fibreglass hut engulfed in flames and immediately acted to save those trapped inside. He successfully rescued four to five individuals, however, the fire soon spread to a nearby medical investigation room.While trying to save critical medical equipment, he laid down his life

With grief on her face, the young wife of the late officer, with her mother-in-law Manju Singh by her side, remembered her late husband’s words.

“I would die with a brass on my chest. I would not die an ordinary death,” Anshuman had said.

(With inputs from agencies)