Delhi Police Asks Twitter for Details on Who First Posted ‘Bulli Bai’ Content

Dehli Police has sought data from Twitter in regards to the account that first tweeted in regards to the ‘Bulli Bai’ app and has requested it to take away offensive content material associated to the controversy, sources knowledgeable on Monday.

Police has has additionally sought data from GitHub platform in regards to the ‘Bulli Bai’ app developer.

The case registered below part 509 (phrase, gesture or act supposed to insult the modesty of a lady) of the Indian Penal Code within the Cyber Police station of South-East district has now been transferred to Delhi Police Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit.

The motion by Delhi Police was taken primarily based on a criticism by a lady journalist on the Cyber Police Station the place she alleged that her photograph was uploaded on a web site to focus on her.

The complainant stated that she was looking for fast registration of FIR and fast investigation in opposition to unknown people who find themselves looking for to harass and insult Muslim ladies on social media and the Internet.

Mumbai Police has additionally filed a primary data report (FIR) in opposition to unknown individuals primarily based on complaints that doctored pictures of girls have been uploaded for public sale on ‘Bulli Bai’ software hosted by GitHub platform.

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

The case has been registered in opposition to the unknown culprits below sections 153(A) (Promoting enmity between completely different teams on grounds of faith and many others), 153(B) (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to nationwide integration), 295(A) (Deliberate and malicious acts, supposed to outrage non secular emotions), 354D (stalking), 509 (phrase, gesture or act supposed 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.