New Delhi: Delhi Police Special Cell has registered an FIR against a defunct website ‘Sulli Deals’, which used the internet platform ‘Github’ to post pictures of many Muslim women and put it up for auction.
The FIR was registered following a complaint received on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal against ‘Sulli Deals’.
Delhi Police Cyber Cell, which has begun its investigation into the matter, has also sent notice to ‘Github’ to share relevant details in this regard.
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The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also taken suo motu cognizance of a media report, which mentions that a now-defunct website ‘Sulli Deals’ on an internet platform ‘Github’ was uploading the pictures of many Muslim women, including journalists, activists, analysts, artists and researchers, with derogatory remarks and had put them up for auction.
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to Delhi Police Commissioner Balaji Srivastava in this regard seeking intervention to investigate into the matter and for filing FIR under relevant sections so that the perpetrators of the crime cannot escape punishment.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) had issued a notice to the Delhi Police in connection with this matter and sought a detailed action taken report.
“Acting on a complaint received on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal regarding 'Sulli Deals' mobile application, a case under section 354-A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered on Wednesday and investigation taken up,” PTI quoted Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal as saying.
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The app reportedly drew attention when the people started sharing their pictures with the term ‘Sulli deal of the day’ on social media platform Twitter.
Sulli is a derogatory term used to refer to Muslim women.