On-line buying platform Meesho is in scorching waters for promoting T-shirts and different merchandise that includes jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s face. A consumer shared the screenshots of the identical on X (previously Twitter).
The consumer wrote: “Individuals are actually promoting gangster merchandise on platforms like Meesho and Teeshopper. This is only one instance of India’s newest on-line radicalisation.”
He talked about that at a time when the police and different businesses are making makes an attempt to cease kids from becoming a member of gang crime, social media influencers are reportedly earning money by glorifying gangsters.
“Then there are creators who’re making wild desi YouTube motion pictures and YouTube songs imitating gangsters. These movies get tens of millions of views,” the consumer famous.
The screenshots shared by the consumer confirmed white T-shirts with Lawrence Bishnoi’s image and phrases like “Gangster” and “Actual Hero” printed. The T-shirts are up on the market on the web buying platform for Rs 168.
The submit went viral very quickly, with netizens condemning Meesho for promoting T-shirts and different merchandise that includes the jailed gangster. “Even Dawood Ibrahim did not have that stage of recognition,” a consumer commented.
“Think about Dawood Ibrahim t-shirt getting bought at Meesho,” one more consumer stated. One other consumer wrote: “Disgrace on Meesho and comparable web sites. Disgrace!’
“This ought to be stopped, we will not encourage the youthful technology to consider this gangster as heroes,” a 3rd consumer wrote.
One other famous, “Meesho ought to be de-platformed.” “And a child additionally carrying his T-shirt. So fallacious,” a consumer identified.
Bishnoi has been booked beneath the anti-terror legislation and is accused in additional than 70 legal circumstances. He’s in jail since 2015. He’s additionally accused of orchestrating the homicide of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and the latest firing exterior Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence.
The Mumbai Police can also be probing Lawrence Bishnoi’s position within the homicide of NCP chief and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has additionally allegedly issued loss of life threats to the 10-year-old religious orator Abhinav Arora.
