Speaking to the media, Ms. Maliwal dismissed the charge, saying she had not disclosed the victim’s name. When we exposed police inaction, they are taking action against me: MaliwalThe Delhi Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal and others for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim from Burari. Earlier, the police were not even taking action against the accused and it was due to their lax attitude that she was kidnapped and raped,” she said. “When we [the DCW] exposed the police’s inaction, they are instead taking action against me.”After the death of the girl, Ms. Maliwal had tweeted “How many Nirbhayas does Delhi want? Soon after sharing the notice, Ms. Maliwal had sent another message clarifying that the name had been sent by mistake and urged that it should not be published.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2016 20:37 UTC