Delhi Metro has often made the headlines for unpleasant reasons. This time, the transport has caught the attention of internet users for a controversial ad poster stuck on its walls. A metro coach carried ad stickers featuring rape convict Asaram Bapu. The case upset passengers and made them demand the officials to pull down these advertisements.
A lawyer shared visuals from the metro train featuring posters of the rape convict. No, they weren’t random bills stuck by people. They rather appeared to be well fitted ads lined up on the walls of the public transport.
X user and lawyer ‘The Legal Man’ slammed the usage of Bapu’s posters, who was rape charges against him. He called it shameful on the DMRC’s part to have allowed such posters being displayed in the metro.
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“Shame @OfficialDMRC How can Delhi Metro allow a criminal who is convicted under RAPE CHARGES, and spending his conviction inside jail, endorse his posters, pics etc inside the Delhi metro rail? Highly shameful act by #delhimetro”, he wrote.
The post immediately went viral and gathered similar reactions. Netizens joined the X user in reporting the poster, drawing the attention of DMRC towards taking necessary action.
DMRC Responds
As the post received widespread attention, DMRC responded and mentioned these ads featuring the rape convict will be removed at the earliest.
The much-appreciated and prompt reply, read, “DMRC has issued immediate instructions to the licensee to get these advertisements removed from the Metro premises at the earliest. The process of removal of these ads shall be started tonight. However, it may take some time for their removal from the system”.
