'Bulli Bai' app case: Delhi Police arrest main conspirator from Assam
The accused was arrested from Assam. DCP (IFSO) KPS Malhotra informed media outlets that the accused is being brought to Delhi.
FollowDelhi Police IFSO special cell has arrested Neeraj Bishnoi, the alleged main conspirator, and creator of 'Bulli Bai'. DCP (IFSO) KPS Malhotra informed media outlets that the accused was arrested from Assam and brought to Delhi.
KPS Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said, "Neeraj Bishnoi, arrested from Assam by Delhi Police Special Cell's IFSO team, is the main conspirator and creator of 'Bulli Bai' on GitHub and the main Twitter account holder of the app."
Police sources claimed that Bishnoi is a second-year BTech student of Vellore Institute of Technology in Bhopal. He was arrested from his hometown Assam and was brought to Delhi this afternoon.
The arrest of Bishnoi is the fourth arrest in the 'Bulli Bai' case. The 'Bulli Bai' has sparked a new controversy in the country, where Muslim women, journalists, and activists vocal on social and political issues were targeted on the web for 'auction'. The app had doctored photographs of women of all age groups and was posted on social media networks.
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Earlier, Mumbai Police cyber cell arrested three accused in the 'Bulli Bai' case. The 21-year-old student Mayank Rawal, 18-year-old Shweta Singh, and Vishal Kumar Jha, an engineering student, have been arrested. Mumbai Police claimed, Shweta Singh is the mastermind in the case.
The subject surfaced when numerous women found themselves on 'auction' on the app on January 1. The app presented by the GitHub platform used their photographs which mainly were fake.
The app seemed to be a clone of the 'Sulli Deals'. Last year, 'Sulli' (an insulting term used by the right-wing trolls for Muslim women) created a controversy; GitHub also presented this app. Mumbai Police clarified the app had nothing to do with Sikhs; however, the accused made it look like one and linked it to Sikhs.
Even Opposition, including Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, have voiced their opinions on the issue and have urged police to track down the platform.Â
