Mumbai police have arrested three people from Haryana in connection with a chat on the Clubhouse app where derogatory and abusive remarks were made against Muslim women.
According to a woman’s complaint, three accused (Akash, Jeshnav Kakkar and Yash Parashar) have been registered under Sections 153(a), 295(a), 354(a) by the Mumbai Crime Department’s Cyber Team. ), IPC 354(d) and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act of 2000. Two of the accused will appear in a local court later in the day, according to an official cited by PTI.
“Honours @MumbaiPolice, they also hacked the club chat and have made some arrests. Say no to hate. #Clubhouse,” Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted.
A two-minute video clip of the Clubhouse chat was shared on Twitter, in which participants were heard discussing Muslim women under the topic “Muslim girls are prettier than Indian girls.” They were also heard to compare the demolition of the Babri mosque to sexual intercourse with Muslim women.
Following a public outcry, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to the Delhi Police’s Cybercrime Squad for action against those who made derogatory remarks.
“During the above-mentioned conversation, the participants were clearly heard making obscene, vulgar and defamatory remarks about women and girls, especially those in the Muslim community,” the notice said.
Mumbai police made arrests a day after the Delhi police sought details from the Clubhouse app and search engine Google about the organiser of the audio group chat. The Delhi police had identified some men and women participants of the group audio chat as part of the investigation, reported PTI quoting people familiar with the development. The Delhi police had also registered FIR under sections 153(a), 295(a) and 354(a) of IPC.
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