The Delhi Police has arrested the alleged creator of the 'Sulli Deals' app, which had courted controversy in 2021 after it listed pictures of Muslim women activists from India for 'virtual auction'. The accused has been identified as Aumkareshwar Thakur (26), who was arrested from Indore. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said: "He had developed the code on GitHub. The access of GitHub was with all the 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 officer said.
This comes close on the heels of arrest of Niraj Bishnoi, the alleged mastermind and creator of a similar 'Bulli Bai' application on GitHub. According to reports, Bishnoi has disclosed during interrogation that he was also in touch with the person behind the Twitter handle @sullideals, the alleged creator of the 'Sulli Deals' app that was hosted on GitHub in July last year. The Delhi police had arrested 21-year-old Bishnoi from Assam and claimed that it has solved the case which relates to hundreds of Muslim women being listed for "auction" on the "Bulli Bai" app on the Github platform.
A resident of Jorhat who studies computer science engineering in Bhopal, Bishnoi is the fourth person to be arrested for their alleged involvement in the app. The other three, nabbed by Mumbai Police, include a 19-year-old woman from Uttarakhand, also alleged to be a prime accused in the case.
