E-commerce platforms faced backlash for selling t-shirts featuring Lawrence Bishnoi's images. (Photos: Flipkart and Meesho)

E-commerce platforms under fire for selling t-shirts featuring Lawrence Bishnoi's image

E-commerce platforms, Meesho and Flipkart, faced backlash after a social media user shared screenshots of t-shirts featuring Lawrence Bishnoi's images being listed on their websites.

by · India Today

In Short

  • E-commerce platforms faced backlash for selling t-shirts featuring Lawrence Bishnoi's images
  • Alishan Jafri highlighted the issue in a post on X
  • Lawrence Bishnoi, the jailed gangster, has been involved in high-profile cases

E-commerce platforms Meesho, Flipkart, and Teeshopper faced backlash for selling t-shirts featuring the image of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The issue came to light when a social media user shared screenshots of the products listed on the platform on X.

In a post on X, Alishan Jafri - a journalist by profession - said that Meesho and other platforms like Teeshopper are selling t-shirts branded with Bishnoi’s face, some even featuring the word “gangster.”

"People are literally selling gangster merchandise on platforms like @Meesho_Official and Teeshopper," Jafri said in his post.

He also said that the t-shirts are available for as little as Rs 168 and also include items seemingly for children.

Take a look at his post here:

In a series of tweets, Jafri explained what he termed as "online radicalisation" and cited examples to support his argument.

As per Meesho's website, the t-shirts are available for sale and are priced from Rs 166 to Rs 177.

On the e-commerce platform Flipkart, similar products featuring the image of Lawrence Bishnoi were found listed on its website. The t-shirts were priced at Rs 249.

Here are some of the comments on his post:

Lawrence Bishnoi, the jailed gangster, has been booked under India’s anti-terror laws and is linked to over 70 criminal cases. His syndicate has been involved in high-profile crimes, including the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala and issuing threats to Bollywood star Salman Khan.

Bishnoi is currently under investigation by Mumbai Police for alleged connections to the recent killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique.

The e-commerce platforms are yet to issue a statement addressing the issue.

(With inputs from Arvind Ojha)