Muslim women offered for 'sale' in fake India auction

Online harassment of women and girls - including threats of violence, rape and manipulated pornographic images - is a huge problem, not just in India. Photo: Unsplash/Priscilla Du Preez

Police in India are investigating how dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in fake "auctions" online without their knowledge, in a case the victims say illustrates growing Islamophobia across the country.

Photos of more than 80 women were reportedly uploaded in recent weeks to GitHub, an open software development platform, under the title "Sulli deal of the day". "Sulli" is derogatory slang for Muslim women.