A controversial app created on a repository hosting service sparked outrage on social media after photos of Muslim women were uploaded without their consent. The app called "Bulli Bai" was allegedly found auctioning photos of Muslim women, months after some unidentified people created a similar app "Sulli deals" where photos of hundreds of Muslim women, obtained from their social media accounts, were uploaded and auctioned. The app was removed due to outrage on social media.
On Saturday, a journalist shared an image of her sold on the Bulli Bai app as "the deal of the day." On Twitter, the reporter said it was "very sad that as a Muslim woman you have to start your New Year with this feeling of fear and loathing."
“Selling” to someone online is cyber crime and I call on the police to act immediately. The perpetrators deserve exemplary and tolerant punishment, ”Congressman Shashi Tharoor wrote on Twitter.
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said she had repeatedly called on Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stern action against "rampant misogyny and communal targeting of women through platforms such as # sullideals ".
"It's a shame that it continues to be ignored," she added.
Vaishnaw reported that GitHub confirmed the user blocked on Saturday morning and that CERT and the police authorities are coordinating further action. Responding to the minister, Chaturvedi said that "in addition to blocking the platform, it is important to punish violators, to create these sites."
Subsequently, the journalist filed a complaint with the Delhi Police Cyber Cell for the immediate registration of the FIR and subsequent action against the people who are behind the auction of Muslim women on social media.
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“Indeed, it is disappointing to see the impunity with which these hate dealers continue to target Muslim women, without fear of sanctions of any kind. Based on tweets posted on Delhi Police handle, I believe that the Delhi police 'became aware' of this crime," the complaint read.
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