The Cyber Crime Unit of Delhi Police has registered an FIR towards unknown individuals after pictures of a number of Muslim ladies have been uploaded on an app with out their consent. This comes a day after the Noida Police registered a case within the matter.
Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal mentioned, ‘We are taking motion on the grievance acquired on the National Cyber Crime Portal. The grievance is relating to an app known as Sulli Deals. A case has been registered towards unknown individuals underneath part 354A (sexual harassment) of IPC and we’re probing the matter.
The National Commission for Women and the Delhi Commission for Women have additionally despatched notices to Delhi Police Commissioner and DCP (Cyber Crime) Anyesh Roy, demanding motion towards those that put photos of girls.
The software was constructed on GitHub, a well-liked internet hosting platform with many open-source codes. When the person chosen the “Deal of the Day” choice on the house display screen, it displayed an image of a lady.
The app had posted photos of a number of ladies, together with a pilot and journalists, from their social media web sites. The ladies focused on the app alleged that they confronted threats, harassment and mock after their images have been used with out their consent.
On Wednesday, an FIR was registered by the Noida Police the place the complainant alleged that there was a “solicitation discussion” on the app and he or she acquired gang rape threats on-line.
DCP Biswal mentioned that the location the place the ladies’s photos have been shared has been eliminated by the corporate. “We have sent a notice to GitHub for sharing details about the site and the creators,” police mentioned.
On Thursday, the NCW tweeted: “NCW has taken cognizance of the matter. Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written a letter to CP Delhi for investigation and registration of FIR within the matter. The motion taken shall be intimated to the NCW inside 10 days. A replica of the letter has been despatched to DCP Cyber Crime.
DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal had additionally posted in regards to the incident and despatched a discover to the police. “Notice was issued to police on a really critical case of cyber crime the place pictures of a number of Muslim ladies have been displayed on-line with out their consent and it was termed as ‘Din Ki Sully Deal’. FIR registered ought to be carried out and stern motion ought to be taken,” reads certainly one of his tweets.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
