Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian chef has come under fire for allegedly abusing a woman online and also threatening to rape her, a media report said.

Hundreds of people have called for the immediate arrest of the chef, Trilok Singh after he allegedly made the highly obscene remarks on social media against Swati Khanna, also from India, the Gulf News report said on Sunday.

In his profanity-laced Facebook post written in Hindi, Singh called Khanna a prostitute and said she will be raped in Delhi.

Part of his post read, “You eat in India and sing for Pakistan.” He was apparently making a referrence to Khanna’s critiques of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Responding to Singh’s abuses, Khanna wrote, “He lives on Dubai. In a Muslim country. And says this to me. I am and Indian who lives in India. Report this terrorist.”

Singh’s Facebook account has now been deleted but screenshots of his profile revealed that he worked as a chef for the Lalit Hotel in Delhi before moving to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Lalit Group, according to a report by Gulf News, responded to those who tagged them urging that action be taken.

Taking to Twitter, they wrote, “Namaskar ! We recently noticed a series of tweets about Trilok Singh. We strongly condemn this behaviour and clarify that Trilok Singh is not a part of @thelalitgroup since last two years. We are also reporting his profile to Facebook for removing his current working status.”

It was not immediately clear where Singh is currently employed in the UAE though his Facebook profile says he works for a university in Dubai.

Meanwhile, Dubai Police responded to a complainant on Twitter by advising him to report the matter through their e-crime portal.

People who post abusive messages on social media can be tried under the UAE Cybercrime law which stipulates stiff penalties such as jail terms and/or fines between 50,000 and 3 million dirhams, reports Gulf News.

(With inputs from IANS)