New Delhi: The mastermind and creator of the ‘Sulli Deal’ app Aumkareshwar Thakur has been arrested said the Special Cell of the Delhi police on Sunday. Delhi police arrested Aumkareshwar Thakur from Indore.
The app had created a major uproar last year for targeting Muslim women and uploading their images without their permission. It has been back in news since the latest row over the ‘Bulli Bai’ case that appears to be a close of the ‘Sulli Deals’ app and lists Muslim women for ‘auction’.
DCP KPS Malhotra, Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), Delhi Police Special Cell, said Aumkareshwar Thakur, a resident of Newyork city in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested after he admitted during preliminary interrogation that he was member of a group on Twitter and the idea was shared to defame and troll Muslim women.
He had developed the code on GitHub and the access of GitHub was given to all members of the group. He had shared the app on his Twitter account. The photos of the Muslim women were uploaded by the group members.
The app had created a major uproar last year for targeting Muslim women and uploading their images without their permission. It has been back in news since the latest row over the ‘Bulli Bai’ case that appears to be a close of the ‘Sulli Deals’ app and lists Muslim women for ‘auction’.
DCP KPS Malhotra, Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), Delhi Police Special Cell, said Aumkareshwar Thakur, a resident of Newyork city in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested after he admitted during preliminary interrogation that he was member of a group on Twitter and the idea was shared to defame and troll Muslim women.
He had developed the code on GitHub and the access of GitHub was given to all members of the group. He had shared the app on his Twitter account. The photos of the Muslim women were uploaded by the group members.
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