21-year-old engineering student arrested in ‘Bulli Bai’ app case sent to police custody till Jan 10

Mumbai: An engineering student has been arrested in the Bulli Bai case in which Muslim women vocal on political social issues were put on an online ‘auction’. A woman from Uttarakhand who is suspected to be the main accused in the case has also been detained by the police

Mumbai Police arrested Vishal Jha in Bengaluru. He was brought to Mumbai yesterday and is now being questioned. He has been sent to police custody till January 10.

The woman is also being questioned now. Police said the arrested youth is a co-accused in the matter and was in touch with the woman.

The matter came to light on January 1 as several Muslim women found themselves on ‘auction’ on the vile app. The app hosted by the GitHub platform had used their photographs, many of them doctored.

The targets included women vocal on burning political and social issues, spanning age groups. Prominent journalists, activists and lawyers were among those listed for ‘auction’ in the disgusting app.Agency