Doxxing cases on the rise in S'pore: His Facebook post led to threats, job loss, daughter being shunned

A Facebook post made by Mr Avijit das Patnaik in 2018 resulted in some threatening to find him at his home to beat him up. PHOTO: COURTESY OF AVIJIT DAS PATNAIK
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SINGAPORE - For about six months, Mr Avijit das Patnaik received harassing messages on social media.

Some senders threatened to find him at his home to beat him up, while others chewed him out for being an Indian national who was taking away "the best jobs" from Singaporeans.

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