Sulli Deals app
'Sulli deal' app creater arrested: Delhi Police
New Delhi/UNI: Aumkareshwar Thakur, who allegedly created the ‘Sulli deals’ app, has been arrested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi Police said on Sunday.
During preliminary interrogation, Thakur admitted that he is a member of a 'trad-group' on Twitter, which was created to defame and troll minority community women, said KPS Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), Delhi Police.
He further said Thakur had allegedly developed the code on GitHub. He had shared the app on his twitter account. The photos of Muslim women were uploaded by the group members.
He joined a group on twitter under the name of 'Tradmahasabha' in January 2020, using the twitter handle @gangescion, the DCP said.
According to police, during various group discussions, the members had allegedly discussed about trolling Muslim community women.
After the uproar regarding the ‘Sulli deals’ app, Thakur deleted all his social media footprints, they said.
Meanwhile, further analysis of the technical gadgets is underway to find out the codes/images related to the ‘Sulli deals’ app, the police added.
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