NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old Indian girl who was booked over remarks she allegedly made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi during youth protests in New Delhi has said the premier had “turned my life into hell”, in a video being widely shared on social media.
The girl’s lawyer confirmed to The Tribune that the video is genuine and was not generated using artificial intelligence.
The young girl in the video had been booked on July 30 for remarks about Prime Minister Modi during the youth protests at Jantar Mantar.
‘मोदी जी, आपने मेरी ज़िन्दगी नरक बना दी है’
– ये बात 15 साल की रुचिका ने कही है, जिसे मोदी ने गुंडों से डरा-धमकाकर माफी मंगवाई थी
रुचिका का कहना है 👇
“नरेंद्र मोदी ने मुझे इतना टॉर्चर करवाया है कि मेरा सबकुछ छिन गया है। अब मेरे पास खोने के लिए कुछ नहीं बचा।”
Gen Z के आगे… pic.twitter.com/DKawGvhsFr
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 30, 2026
A day later, she apologised for her remarks after severe pressure from the Indian government. But her mother told The Telegraph that the family was forced to move out of their rented home in Noida “after being hounded by police and media persons”.
Several supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party had also shared a phone number and names of her family members on social media. These posts had abusive and sexually coloured comments about the 15-year-old girl.
In the recent video shared by the Congress on Monday, the girl alleged that the prime minister had had her “tortured” to the extent that she had “lost everything”, including her freedom.
“I am unable to leave my home and have had to hide my face wherever I go,” she can be heard saying.
The Congress said that the prime minister should be “ashamed” for getting a “15-year-old trolled by BJP goons”.
A day after she apologised, Modi posted a video on social media, in which he said that he wanted to forgive the students who had allegedly made objectionable remarks about him.
Soon after, the complaint against the 15-year-old girl was withdrawn, reported PTI news agency. However, it remained unclear if the FIR had been withdrawn.
The youth protests against alleged mismanagement of several competitive examinations had begun on June 6, when the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign staged a demonstration at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, the education minister at the time.
On July 20, thousands joined the youth-led protest. This came two days after the police forcibly took activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike for three weeks, to hospital.
The protesters’ march to Parliament was met with violence and a crackdown by the police. Dozens were injured as the police used batons, fired tear gas shells and pellet guns against the student demonstrators.
The police action turbocharged the agitation, which spread to other parts of the country. Pradhan resigned as the education minister on July 25.
