NGO activist Sunitha Krishnan launches 'Shame the rapist'

Sunitha Krishnan, who runs an NGO in Hyderabad, found two separate videos of 6 men involved in gang rape and smiling for the camera during the act, after they were shared on WhatsApp. She then posted the video of the incident on YouTube, Facebook and on Twitter after editing it so that the victim's identity was protected. The video of the gang rape is believed to be at least six months old. She said a friend alerted her to the videos after receiving them on WhatsApp.



She also gave titles on the photographs branding them as `he is a rapist' and appealed to everyone to look out for these rapists. It was on Thursday at 3pm that she uploaded the photographs and on Friday morning she made it a national campaign by coordinating with a private English media channel.

"I have uploaded six rapists' photographs, which I traced from the gang-rape video which have been doing rounds on the internet. After going through the video, I felt that it was an offence that took place some where in north India or Assam or Orissa based on the language which they were speaking,'' Sunitha said.

Posting an appeal to all via Facebook, Sunitha wrote, "Some sick pathetic human beings are sending videos of rape on 'whatsapp'. If any of you are getting such videos please report...we will use the same tool to shame and punish the rapist."

"... I have taken the liberty of protecting the identity of the victim. They are prowling around and are a threat to any woman or child. Please help us trace them. We need to nationally shame them and then ..." she adds.