'Shame' :Meesho Stirs Controversy for Selling T-Shirts Featuring Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

Viral news: Popular e-commerce website Meesho has landed in hot water for selling T-shirts featuring gangster Lawrence Bishi's im.

website is selling a range of such T-shirts, with prices as low as Rs 110. Among m is a T-shirt featuring Bishi's im with phrase "Real Heroes" imprinted on it.

An X user shared ims of T-shirts, calling it "India's latest online radicalisation." user posted screenshots of Bishi merchandise available on Meesho and Teeshopper, commenting, "People are literally selling gangster merchandise on platforms... This is just one example of India’s latest online radicalisation." According to post, some shirts display Bishi's im alongside word “gangster.”

“At a time when police and NIA are struggling to deter youth from joining gang crime, social media influencers are cashing in by glorifying gangsters,” he added.

"Shame on Meesho''

T-shirts have sparked anger among netizens. One user commented, "And a kid also wearing his T-shirt. So wrong." Ar remarked, "This should be stopped; we can't encour younger generation to think of this gangster as a hero."

Many users criticized Meesho with comments like "Shame on Meesho."

“So Meesho loves gangsters and promotes m on kids' apparels. Wow!” an X user said. “Meesho should be de-platformed,” ar opined.

Lawrence Bishi has recently been in news after his gang murdered NCP leader Baba Siddique. He is kwn for his involvement in high-profile crimes.