‘Sulli Deals’ group misused 30 Twitter handles to target Muslim women: Police

The ongoing probe into the "Sulli Deals" case has revealed that around 30 Twitter handles were misused for uploading the morphed pictures of Muslim women for their purported "auction", the Delhi police said on Monday.

The Delhi police is trying to identify the members of the group which the 26-year-old Indore youth Aumkareshwar Thakur too was a part of, an official said.

They said Thakur had deleted the contents of his laptop. Thakur's laptop and phones along with those of Niraj Bishnoi, have been sent to the National Forensic Science Lab to ascertain their contents and access details.

Neeraj Bishnoi is the creator of the "Bulli Bai" app and was arrested earlier by Delhi police from Assam.

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The police are trying to identify other members of the group misusing the Twitter handles.

Even though both Thakur and Bishnoi do not seem to regret their activities, Thakur lamented that his family had to face problems due to him, police said.

The accused were part of a traditional group where discussions were held about ancient tradition, the rise and downfall of Hinduism, the police said.

Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for “auction” on the mobile application with photographs sourced without permission and doctored.