Sulli Deals, Bulli Bai and the young and educated hatemongers
2 years, 11 months ago

Sulli Deals, Bulli Bai and the young and educated hatemongers

The Hindu  

It was around 10:30 p.m. on January 5. Link to Sulli Deals The police arrested Niraj as the “main conspirator, creator and mastermind” behind the Bulli Bai application on GitHub, the hosting platform. According to them, Niraj not only created the Bulli Bai app, but one of the handles used by him also appeared in the investigation of the Sulli Deals app. When Niraj was arrested, one question was raised by many, including the women who were ‘auctioned’: why did the Delhi and Noida police make no headway in the Sulli Deals app case? Sidrah, a resident of Mumbai and a vocal Muslim woman on social media, was one of the hundreds of victims, all Muslim women, who had been “auctioned” on the Bulli Bai app.

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SC agrees to examine 'Sulli Deals' app creator’s petition seeking to club FIRs registered against him across country
2 years, 4 months ago

SC agrees to examine 'Sulli Deals' app creator’s petition seeking to club FIRs registered against him across country

Firstpost  

A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul issued notice to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra police and sought their affidavits within three weeks on the issue New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a petition filed by Aumkareshwar Thakur, accused of creating the ‘Sulli Deals’ app on GitHub, seeking clubbing of various FIRs registered against him …

'FIRs On Sulli Deal Are Different As Victims Are Different' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against Alleged App Creator
2 years, 4 months ago

'FIRs On Sulli Deal Are Different As Victims Are Different' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against Alleged App Creator

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the court proceedings in the multiple cases registered against Aumkareshwar Thakur, the alleged creator of the "Sulli Deals" apps which was used to do an online auction of several Muslim women.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh issued notice to the Governents of Delhi, UP and Maharashtra on the …

Who is Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist arrested by Modi gov’t?
2 years, 5 months ago

Who is Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist arrested by Modi gov’t?

Al Jazeera  

Alt News co-founder has long been in the BJP’s crosshairs for his relentless debunking of fake news and false claims pushed by right-wing Hindu groups. Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of India’s leading fact-checking website Alt News, has long been in the crosshairs of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party for his organisation’s relentless debunking of fake news and false claims mostly pushed by …

"Conduct Against Essence Of Womanhood, Designed To Disturb Communal Harmony": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bishnoi In Bulli Bai App Case
2 years, 10 months ago

"Conduct Against Essence Of Womanhood, Designed To Disturb Communal Harmony": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bishnoi In Bulli Bai App Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court this week denied bail to Neeraj Bishnoi, a 21 year old arrested from Assam in connection with Bulli Bai App case observing that his sardonic conduct of targeting women journalists of a particular community on a social platform is not only against the essence of womanhood but also an act designed to disturb the communal harmony. "The …

Delhi Police opposes bail plea of Bulli Bai app creator Niraj Bishnoi
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Police opposes bail plea of Bulli Bai app creator Niraj Bishnoi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of Niraj Bishnoi, alleged creator of the Bulli Bai app, in the Patiala House Court saying that the investigation is at a "very nascent" stage. Public Prosecutor Advocate Irfan Ahmed appearing for Delhi Police submitted that the contents on the accused's Twitter handles were derogatory, and the accused was …

Delhi police oppose Bulli Bai App creator Niraj Bishnoi's bail plea before court
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi police oppose Bulli Bai App creator Niraj Bishnoi's bail plea before court

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi Police opposed bail plea of Niraj Bishnoi, the alleged creator of Bulli Bai app Probe agency told court that accused used his Twitter handle to target Muslim women It told the court that the contents of Bishnoi's Twitter handles were derogatory The Delhi Police on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of Niraj Bishnoi, the alleged creator of the …

Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Vishal Jha In Bulli Bai App Case
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Vishal Jha In Bulli Bai App Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has denied anticipatory bail to Vishal Jha in connection with the Bulli Bai App case observing that the conduct of the accused persons in the matter is "against the ever cherished constitutional ethos of secularism & fraternity ensuring dignity of any individual and modesty of a woman. A Delhi Court has denied anticipatory bail to Vishal Jha …

Active Involvement In 'Bulli Bai' App; Act To Defame Womanhood: Mumbai Court Says Refusing Bail To Accused
2 years, 11 months ago

Active Involvement In 'Bulli Bai' App; Act To Defame Womanhood: Mumbai Court Says Refusing Bail To Accused

Live Law  

The three students accused in the Bulli Bai App Case have prima facie committed acts "defaming womanhood," the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court observed in the detailed order refusing bail to Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat. The other grounds for rejecting bail include – Gravity of the Offence The court observed that the Bulli Bai App was widely circulated. …

Bulli Bai App Case : Mumbai Court Refuses Bail To Three Accused
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai App Case : Mumbai Court Refuses Bail To Three Accused

Live Law  

The Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate's Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to three students Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat accused in the Bulli Bai App Case being investigated by the Mumbai police's Cyber Cell. On Wednesday, Magistrate Komal Singh Rajput also remanded accused Neeraj Bishnoi and Omkareshwar Thakur to Mumbai police's custody till January 27. Arguments Against Bail …

Bulli Bai App Case: Defence Argues Accused's Talent Misused By Manipulating Him; Mumbai Police Opposes Bail
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai App Case: Defence Argues Accused's Talent Misused By Manipulating Him; Mumbai Police Opposes Bail

Live Law  

Opposing bail to the three accused arrested in the Bulli Bai App Case, the Mumbai Police has said in their written response that the accused were also involved in the Sulli Deals App case registered with the Delhi police. The three accused, Shweta Singh, Mayak Rawat and Vishal Jha arrested by the Cyber Crime Police sought bail, stating that they …

Delhi court dismisses bail plea of Sulli Deals creator
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi court dismisses bail plea of Sulli Deals creator

The Hindu  

Noting that the impact of the alleged acts on society “cannot be reduced to negligible” when compared to other offences with harsher punishment, a Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea moved by the alleged creator of Sulli Deals, Aumkareshwar Thakur. Metropolitan Magistrate Vasundhra Chhaunkar, in her order, observed that the court cannot ignore the peculiar facts of the …

Bulli Bai Case: 2 Accused Sent to Judicial Custody; Shweta Singh Alleges Assault During Interrogation
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai Case: 2 Accused Sent to Judicial Custody; Shweta Singh Alleges Assault During Interrogation

News 18  

A local court on Friday remanded Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat, arrested in the 'Bulli Bai' app case, to 14-day judicial custody, while the former alleged she was slapped during interrogation. Singh, 18, and Rawat 21, also filed their bail applications soon after the magistrate's court in suburban Bandra remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days.Metropolitan Maigistrate Komalsing Rajput …

Bulli Bai App Creation "An Affront To Dignity Of Women Of Particular Community" : Delhi Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bishnoi
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai App Creation "An Affront To Dignity Of Women Of Particular Community" : Delhi Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bishnoi

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday denied bail to Neeraj Bishnoi, a 21 year old arrested from Assam in connection with Bulli Bai App case observing that the act is an "affront to the dignity of the women of particular community and communal harmony of the society".Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Patiala House Court, Pankaj Sharma, denied bail to Bishnoi who, as …

‘Sulli Deals’, form of hate speech in India, must be condemned: UN official
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Sulli Deals’, form of hate speech in India, must be condemned: UN official

The Hindu  

Harassment of Muslim women in India through social media apps such as “Sulli Deals” must be condemned and prosecuted as soon as they occur, a UN Special Rapporteur has said. UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes took to Twitter to raise concern on the issue of minorities in India, saying “Muslim women in India are harassed and …

\'Sulli Deals\', form of hate speech in India, must be condemned: UN official
2 years, 11 months ago

\'Sulli Deals\', form of hate speech in India, must be condemned: UN official

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations/Geneva: Harassment of Muslim women in India through social media apps such as "Sulli Deals" must be condemned and prosecuted as soon as they occur, a UN Special Rapporteur has said. UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Dr Fernand de Varennes took to Twitter to raise concern on the issue of minorities in India, saying “Muslim women in India …

‘Bulli Bai app | Niraj Bishnoi — a radicalised lone wolf
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Bulli Bai app | Niraj Bishnoi — a radicalised lone wolf

The Hindu  

Twenty-year-old Niraj Bishnoi represents a class of online trolls who are not paid but influenced; they could be the boy or girl next door, a police officer probing the offensive Bulli Bai app case said. The application was self-generating and was coded in a way that names and pictures of those posting against Ram Mandir would pop-up as ‘Bulli Bai …

Creator of \'Sulli Deals\' app arrested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh: Delhi Police
2 years, 11 months ago

Creator of \'Sulli Deals\' app arrested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh: Delhi Police

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a man believed to be the creator of "Sulli Deals" app from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner of Police KPS Malhotra said during preliminary interrogation, the accused admitted that he was a member of a group on Twitter and the idea to defame and troll Muslim women was …

'Sulli Deals' Auction App Creator Arrested from Indore, 'Admits' Idea Was to Defame Muslim Women
2 years, 11 months ago

'Sulli Deals' Auction App Creator Arrested from Indore, 'Admits' Idea Was to Defame Muslim Women

News 18  

Delhi Police on Sunday arrested a man from Madhya Pradesh who is allegedly the creator of the application ‘Sulli Deals’ which listed Muslim women for ‘auction’ with photographs sourced without permission and doctored. Police said that Thakur developed the code for the ‘Sulli Deals’ on GitHub and shared the app on Twitter. ‘Sulli Deals’ and the recently created ‘Bulli Bai’ …

Bulli Bai case: Mastermind Niraj Bishnoi was part of Sulli Deals too, says Delhi Police
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai case: Mastermind Niraj Bishnoi was part of Sulli Deals too, says Delhi Police

India TV News  

Highlights Mastermind’s intention was to get publicity, make own identity, says police Bishnoi had allegedly posed as a media person to mislead the investigation Delhi Police officials said there is a possibility about Niraj Bishnoi's alleged involvement in the earlier ‘Sulli Deals’ case and that they are investigating the matter. The investigation in the ‘Bulli Bai’ application case has so …

'Bulli Bai' Mastermind Reveals Long Planning, Shows No Remorse: How Delhi Police Nabbed Neeraj Bishnoi
2 years, 11 months ago

'Bulli Bai' Mastermind Reveals Long Planning, Shows No Remorse: How Delhi Police Nabbed Neeraj Bishnoi

News 18  

Twenty-one-year-old engineering student and ‘Bulli Bai’ app creator Neeraj Bishnoi, who was arrested by the Delhi Police from Assam, has owned up to creating the platform for Muslim women and putting them for fake auction, but has shown no regret for his actions. Bishnoi was known to be a bright student, but he had never attended in-person classes at his …

From Bengaluru to Uttarakhand to Assam: Tracing the wide web spun by the four arrested in 'Bulli Bai' app case
2 years, 11 months ago

From Bengaluru to Uttarakhand to Assam: Tracing the wide web spun by the four arrested in 'Bulli Bai' app case

Firstpost  

The Delhi Police after a 12 hour operation arrested 21-year-old Niraj Bishnoi from Jorhat in Assam and said that with this the case in which Muslim women were harassed was solved completely The Delhi Police, on Thursday, made a fourth arrest in the Bulli Bai app case from Jorhat in Assam and have claimed that this development has solved completely …

\'Operation over in 12 hours\': Assam Police on arrest of accused in \'Bulli Bai\' case
2 years, 11 months ago

\'Operation over in 12 hours\': Assam Police on arrest of accused in \'Bulli Bai\' case

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Assam Police located the fourth accused in the "Bulli Bai" case, arrested from Jorhat, on Wednesday evening within hours of information being shared by the Delhi Police, a senior officer said. Niraj Bishnoi, 21, is the "main conspirator" in the case and was arrested on Thursday morning for his alleged involvement in the app that has listed hundreds …

'Bulli Bai' case: Delhi Police arrest 21-year-old from Assam, identified as 'main conspirator'
2 years, 11 months ago

'Bulli Bai' case: Delhi Police arrest 21-year-old from Assam, identified as 'main conspirator'

Firstpost  

Neeraj Bishnoi is the main conspirator and creator of the “Bulli Bai” app on the platform GitHub and also the main Twitter account holder of “Bulli Bai” New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested the “main conspirator” in the “ Bulli Bai" case from Assam, officials said on Thursday. Bishnoi is the main conspirator and creator of the “Bulli Bai” app …

Bulli Bai app creator, 21-yr-old, arrested from Assam by Delhi Police special team
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai app creator, 21-yr-old, arrested from Assam by Delhi Police special team

India TV News  

Highlights The creator of the controversial Bulli Bai app arrested from Assam Delhi Police' special team arrests 21-yr-old Neeraj Bishnoi Three people, including an 18-yr-old woman, have been arrested in connection with the case so far Bull Bai App Case Main Accused Arrested: The Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit arrested the alleged creator of Bulli Bai app …

‘Bulli Bai’ app | Activists urge CJI to take up hate crime on women
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Bulli Bai’ app | Activists urge CJI to take up hate crime on women

The Hindu  

The online “auction” of Muslim women was a “carefully strategised hate crime”, says an open letter addressed to Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana that appeals to him to take suo motu cognisance of the incident. Photos of over 100 Muslim women, including prominent journalists, activists and thinkers, were uploaded on an app called “Bulli Bai” on Github and were …

One more person arrested in \'Bulli Bai\' app case
2 years, 11 months ago

One more person arrested in \'Bulli Bai\' app case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Mumbai Police has arrested one more person on Wednesday in connection with the 'Bulli Bai' app case. Mumbai Police on Monday filed a first information report against unknown persons based on complaints that doctored photographs of women were uploaded for auction on the 'Bulli Bai' application hosted on the GitHub platform. On Sunday, West Mumbai Cyber Police station registered …

Bulli Bai app conspiracy to persecute minority, promote violence against Muslim women: IWPC
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai app conspiracy to persecute minority, promote violence against Muslim women: IWPC

The Hindu  

The Indian Women's Press Corps on Tuesday termed the 'Bulli Bai' app "a well-planned conspiracy" to persecute the minority and promote gender-based violence and it hoped the government will take "strong steps" to stop the " auction of women's respect on the Internet ". The women journalists' body hoped the police will take "a prompt action" and arrest the accused …

'Sulli Deals' case | Delhi Police get Centre’s nod to seek details from GitHub
2 years, 11 months ago

'Sulli Deals' case | Delhi Police get Centre’s nod to seek details from GitHub

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the Delhi police’s request to seek details from GitHub, the hosting platform, about ‘Sulli Deals’ under the MLAT, six months after a first information report was registered, an official said. A senior police officer said a request was sent earlier under the Code of Criminal Procedure to GitHub to share details about the …

FIR registered in Bulli Bai app case
2 years, 11 months ago

FIR registered in Bulli Bai app case

The Hindu  

A case was registered in connection with the Bulli Bai app which saw photos of Muslim women, including Hyderabad activist Khalida Parveen and freelance journalist Ayesha Minhaz, being uploaded with derogatory messages. Acting on the complaint of Khalida Parveen, an activist who was also targeted on the app, the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police booked a case under section 67 of …

Bulli Bai App Case: Engineering Student Sent To Mumbai Police's Custody Till January 10
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai App Case: Engineering Student Sent To Mumbai Police's Custody Till January 10

Live Law  

The Court of Metropolitan Magistrate in Mumbai's Bandra has remanded Vishal Jha, the 21-year-old engineering student arrested in the Bulli Bai App case, in Mumbai cyber police's custody till January 10, 2022. The FIR was registered against relevant handles and the developer of Bulli Bai for offences under Sections 153A, 153B, 295A, 354D, 509, 500 of the Indian Penal Code …

Bulli Bai App Case : Mumbai Police Arrest 21 Year Old Engineering Student
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai App Case : Mumbai Police Arrest 21 Year Old Engineering Student

Live Law  

The Mumbai Police has arrested a 21-year-old engineering student in the Bulli Bai App case regarding several politically vocal Muslim women being advertised for an online auction. The case came to the fore after innumerable prominent Muslim women found their themselves up for auction on the App hosted by GitHub. According to an NDTV report, the lady was handling three …

Bulli Bai app: Student detained in Bengaluru
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai app: Student detained in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Cyber Cell of Mumbai Police detained an engineering student from Bengaluru on Monday evening in connection with the controversial Bulli Bai app. Meanwhile, Delhi Police on Monday said they have written to hosting platform GitHub seeking information on accounts which posted photos of women on Bulli Bai app where they were being “auctioned”. Meanwhile, Delhi Commission for Women has …

'Bulli Bai' row: Mumbai Police arrests main accused from Uttarakhand
2 years, 11 months ago

'Bulli Bai' row: Mumbai Police arrests main accused from Uttarakhand

India Today  

The Mumbai Police has arrested an 18-year-old woman, the main accused in the 'Bulli Bai' case — in which photos of Muslim women were uploaded on an app for 'auction', from Uttarakhand. A local court allowed the police a five-day transit remand to take the woman to Mumbai. City SP Mamta Bohra said: “The Mumbai police arrested the woman from …

'Bulli Bai' row on social media: App designed to 'auction' off Muslim women and the outrage that it has caused
2 years, 11 months ago

'Bulli Bai' row on social media: App designed to 'auction' off Muslim women and the outrage that it has caused

Firstpost  

The app, which has now been taken down, displayed more than 100 women ‘for sale’; Delhi and Mumbai Police file an FIR in the case The New Year began on a controversial note when photographs of more than 100 Muslim women, including prominent actor Shabana Azami, wife of a sitting judge of Delhi High Court, multiple journalists, activists and politicians, …

Police looking into app targeting Muslim women: Union IT Minister
2 years, 11 months ago

Police looking into app targeting Muslim women: Union IT Minister

The Hindu  

Following outrage over a new app that puts out a list of Muslim women up for ‘auction’ along with their photographs, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the government is working with the local police in Delhi and Mumbai on the matter. It is the second such instance in almost six months wherein Muslim women …

Photos of Muslim women uploaded on app; police begin probe
2 years, 11 months ago

Photos of Muslim women uploaded on app; police begin probe

The Hindu  

Photos of hundreds of Muslim women have been uploaded on an app using hosting platform GitHub, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said on January 1. https://t.co/Ofo1l9dgIl — Priyanka Chaturvedi January 1, 2022 “Have spoken to @CPMumbaiPolice and DCP Crime Rashmi Karandikar ji. A journalist, who is one of the women named in the app, said that Muslim women have had …

Bulli Bai: India’s Muslim women again listed on app for ‘auction’
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai: India’s Muslim women again listed on app for ‘auction’

Al Jazeera  

The app, now taken down, displayed more than 100 women ‘for sale as maids’, with victims saying they have little hope of action by police. After last July’s “Sulli Deals“, in which nearly 80 Muslim women were put up “for sale”, “Bulli Bai” was the second such attempt in less than a year. Ara filed a complaint on Saturday with …

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