New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to Delhi Police Commissioner concerning the Bulli Bai app case to right away register FIR within the matter.

NCW within the letter dated January 2 mentioned that after the Sulli deal outrage that is one other incident reported of the identical portal GitHub which is “condemnable in the strongest possible words”.

“The Commission is extremely anguished and distressed with the abovementioned crime against a woman on cyber space. You are, therefore, required considering the gravity of the matter to immediately register FIR in the matter,” reads NCW’s letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana.

“The process must be expedited so that the alleged crime is not again repeated by the same portal ‘GitHub’. It is disappointing that even after the lapse of so many months since the “Sulli Deals” outrage, there has been no concrete action taken in the matter which is utterly unfortunate and concerning. The action taken in the matter in both the cases must be apprised to the Commission at the earliest.”

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police Cyber Cell detained a 21-year-old engineering scholar from Bengaluru, in reference to the ‘Bulli Bai’ utility case on Monday.

Mumbai Police has not revealed the id of the suspect detained from Bengaluru but, apart from his age. Police have registered a case towards unknown culprits below related sections of IPC and the IT Act.

Earlier on Monday, Mumbai Police had additionally filed a primary info report (FIR) towards unknown individuals primarily based on complaints that doctored pictures of ladies have been uploaded for public sale on ‘Bulli Bai’ utility hosted by GitHub platform.

On Sunday, West Mumbai Cyber Police station registered a case towards the ‘Bulli Bai’ app builders and Twitter handles that promoted the app.

The case has been registered towards the unknown culprits below sections 153(A) (Promoting enmity between completely different teams on grounds of faith and so on), 153(B) (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to nationwide integration), 295(A) (Deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage non secular emotions), 354D (stalking), 509 (phrase, gesture or act meant to insult the modesty of a lady), 500 (felony defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital kind) of Information Technology Act.

After each the Delhi and Mumbai police lodged FIR within the matter below related sections, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a tweet on Sunday mentioned, “Government of India is working with police organizations in Delhi and Mumbai on this matter.”

As the matter escalated, GitHub spokesperson mentioned that the corporate has longstanding insurance policies towards content material and conduct involving harassment, discrimination, and inciting violence.

“We suspended a user account following the investigation of reports of such activity, all of which violate our policies. GitHub responds to law enforcement requests that comply with established legal procedures. We informed India police of our policy in this case, and will assist upon receiving valid legal process from them,” mentioned GitHub spokesperson.

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