Police Complaint Against TikTok Star Faizal Siddiqui For Promoting Acid Attack In A Viral Video

Another TikTok star is in the hot waters again. A cyber complaint has been filed against Faizal Siddiqui, who is the brother of controversial TikTok influencer Amir Siddiqui, for promoting acid attacks on women in a video shared on the platform.

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Faisal, who has 13.4 million followers on the video-sharing platform, has enacted acid attack as a jilted lover.

I have filed complaint Faizal Siddiqui for the tiktok video promoting acid attack towards our women.
This type of act shouldn't be promoted and strict action should be taken@Rajput_Ramesh @MODIfiedVikas @indiantweeter @TajinderBagga https://t.co/NohTPDzhxi pic.twitter.com/1NkuxJaDQ7

¡ª Ashish (@go4ashi) May 17, 2020

Advocate Ashutosh Dubey has also filed a complaint with Mumbai Police.

To @MumbaiPolice @MahaCyber1 @CPMumbaiPolice @AnilDeshmukhNCP.

I lodged a complaint against #FaizalSiddiqui having 2.6M+ followers on @TikTok_IN.
-Posted Objectionable Videos on Tiktok, The videos give a message, if any girl denied accepting the proposal throw acid on her face. pic.twitter.com/2kjK1cDm67

¡ª Adv. Ashutosh J Dubey (@iamashu123) May 17, 2020

In the nine second video doing the rounds on social media, he says, "Usna tumhe chor diya jiska liya tumna Mujhe chora tha". Following this, he enacts a scene in which he throws acid at the woman. The face of the victim is then showed covered in scars.

He is Faizal Siddiqui, memeber of team nawab and brother of Amir Siddiqui

Is he promoting Acid attack on girls??

FYI he has 13.4M followers on Tiktok

What kind of Social media influencing is this? pic.twitter.com/h83VQbSvv5

¡ª Intrepid Saffron (@IntrepidSaffron) May 17, 2020

Meanwhile, National Commission for Women (NCW) has demanded that action be taken against him.

¡°@NCWIndia has written to @DGPMaharashtra Shri. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal to take action against #FaizalSiddiqui for the video he posted that promotes a grievous crimes of #acidattack on social media using @TikTok_IN App. @CyberDost @MahaCyber1,¡± the official handle of the NCW tweeted, sharing a copy of the letter addressed to the Maharashtra Police.

@NCWIndia has written to @DGPMaharashtra Shri. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal to take action against #FaizalSiddiqui for the video he posted that promotes a grievous crimes of #acidattack on social media using @TikTok_IN App. @CyberDost @MahaCyber1 pic.twitter.com/pcjyXtGiJG

¡ª NCW (@NCWIndia) May 18, 2020

"The Commission is concerned about the safety and security of women and is disturbed by the use of cyberspace to instigate crime against women. Considering the sensitivity of the matter, it is requested that immediate action shall be taken as per the Information Technology Act, 2000, against the miscreants and an action taken report be sent to the Commission by e-mail/fax," the letter reads.

The NCW has also demanded to remove Faizal¡¯s account from TikTok. Meahwile, #BanTikTok is trending on Twitter.

@NCWIndia have contacted Tik-Tok India @TikTok_IN to remove the video & delete the account of #FaizalSiddiqui that instigate committing violence against women. pic.twitter.com/1QMHpUgQs8

¡ª NCW (@NCWIndia) May 18, 2020

BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga had brought the matter to light.

. @sharmarekha ji please watch the video https://t.co/KpBeurhKrX

¡ª Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) May 17, 2020

Meanwhile, Faizal Siddiqui says that the video has been misrepresented. He said the part in which he was drinking water from the glass was cut from the original video. "Acid kaun peeta hai", he wrote/

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My Intention was never to hurt anyone in any Capacity. As a social media influencer, I realize my responsibility and apologize to anyone who was offended by the video ?? @ncwindia

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TikTok has removed Faizal Siddiqui's video from the platform.