â¨Police have registered FIRs in Delhi and Mumbai and arrested six persons in connection with the cases against 'Sulli Deals' and 'Bulli Bai' apps, the government said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Â
đThe two apps had targeted Muslim women and posted their pictures without consent, triggering outrage and prompting authorities to ban them.
â¨Police have registered FIRs in Delhi and Mumbai and arrested six persons in connection with the cases against 'Sulli Deals' and 'Bulli Bai' apps, the government said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Â
đAlso, a charge sheet has been filed in court on March 4, 2022 in the Sulli Deals case.
đ°The two apps had targeted Muslim women and posted their pictures without consent, triggering outrage and prompting authorities to ban them.
đReplying to a query on the issue, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said the Delhi Police and Mumbai Police have registered FIRs in the matter of 'Sulli Deals' and 'Bulli Bai' apps cases under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Information Technology Act, 2000.
đAfter an investigation into the case, the Delhi Police has arrested the accused, Aumkareshwar Thakur, in the 'Sulli Deals' case, he said in a written reply.
ęŚHe said the charge sheet has been filed in court on March 4, 2022.
âIn the 'Bulli Bai' incident, the minister said, the Delhi Police have arrested the main accused, Niraj Bishnoi. In addition to this, four other accused were also arrested by the Mumbai Police from Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Odisha.
ęŚThere is no report about obscenity in respect of minor girls and currently, all the accused arrested are in judicial custody in Delhi and Mumbai, he said.
đMishra said the government is not aware of any formal statement from any of the UN officials slamming the Indian government for the alleged harassment of Muslim women in the country.