Police officials escort a 20-year-old man after he was arrested in the eastern state of Assam over allegedly creating an online app that shared pictures of Muslim women for a virtual "auction", at the airport in New Delhi, India, January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested a 20-year-old man they suspect created an online app that shared pictures of Muslim women for a virtual "auction", as an investigation into the case of communal harassment widened.
An open source app on the Github platform called 'Bulli Bai' - a derogatory term to describe Muslim women - had shared pictures of dozens of women without their consent before it was taken down.
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