US-Firm Suspends Employee Who Called for Rape of Kashmiri Women

Ashish Kaul’s account has now been taken off Twitter.

In less than a week, tech consultant Ashish Kaul got his social media accounts suspended, got booked by Jammu and Kashmir Police and got suspended from his job at a US-based multi-national company, courtesy two abusive tweets calling for rape and trafficking of Kashmiri women.

The police on Saturday, 12 May, lodged an FIR against Kaul over his hateful tweets and asked the social media service for more details.

"Police in Kashmir took cognisance of the matter after it found the posts were abusive and attract offences covered under law," a police spokesman told PTI.

He said an FIR has been registered at Kothi Bagh police station, PTI added. Police have also asked Twitter India to provide details of the Twitter user so that he is made to face the law, the spokesman added.

Kaul worked with the India branch of Development Dimensions International (DDI), a management consultancy service. The company announced that is acting against Kaul on its website on Saturday.

A consultant in India had made statements on social media that condoned violence against members of the community in the Kashmir region. We were shocked and saddened by the nature of these posts.

DDI statement

The company statement added: “As soon as we learned about the social media posts, we immediately suspended the employee and launched an investigation to determine the full scope of the issue.”

His posts drew strong criticism from several other Twitter users with some asking the company to sack him.

Kaul's account has now been taken off Twitter but screenshots of his posts are still being circulated online. His LinkedIn profile has also been suspended.

Twitter Praises Prompt Action Against Hate Speech

The call of action against Kaul erputed on Twitter as several users asked his company and the social media site to act. As his account promptly got suspended, tweeple hailed the speedy response.

So a man named Ashish Kaul, who spewed hate and propagated violence on social media, is sacked by his company. Full statement below. Kudos to the company for acting on this. Let this be a warning to all https://t.co/XOg8yp0RSN

— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) May 14, 2018

Hatemongers,BEWARE!Ashish Kaul who spewed venom against fellow Kashmiris through a series of tweets has been shown door by his US employer.More encouraging part of the story is;Muslims & non-Muslims-Kashmiris & non-Kashmiris alike had together raised voice agaist the vituperation

— YusufJameelیوسف جمیل (@jameelyusuf) May 12, 2018

Well done Twitter. About time you cleaned up your act. There should be zero tolerance of murder & rape threats, instigation to violence. Esp when targeting women

https://t.co/j8Hw35Y139

— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) May 13, 2018

Ashish Kaul doesn’t represent the learned & emancipated Kashmiri Pandit community.Obnoxious elements of cacophony are present everywhere but don’t represent the majoritarian view. World is full of sensible people,who are making it better & beautiful; let’s connect with them only!

— Javaid Trali (@Traluk) May 12, 2018

Well done @DDIworld you are a great example. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/Pm8WL5F7TC

— Alvin (@thatsmealvin) May 14, 2018

(With inputs from PTI)

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