After Sulli Deals And Bulli Bai App, FIR Filed Against Clubhouse Chat For Targeting Muslim Women. This Need To Stop!

After Sulli Deals And Bulli Bai App, FIR Filed Against Clubhouse Chat For Targeting Muslim Women. This Need To Stop!

In the past few months, Muslim women in our country have been targeted and defamed on the internet. First, it was Sulli Deals app, then it was Bulli Bai app, and while the police are still working on the case, another FIR was filed against unknown people who were using the Clubhouse app for defaming and abusing Muslim women. Yep, in a Clubhouse conversation obscene and vulgar comments were made about Muslim women. Following this, Delhi Commission for Women sent a notice to Delhi police demanding action against those people who made such comments. 

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) sent a notice to Delhi police asking them to take action against (unidentified) people on Clubhouse who during a conversation made obscene, vulgar remarks about Muslim women. Following the notice, the police filed an FIR against those people. 

In their notice to the Cyber Crime department of Delhi police, the DCW stated that it had taken suo-moto cognizance of a video that was shared on Twitter. The video showed a Clubhouse conversation where Muslim women were spoken about and referred to in derogatory terms and remarks.

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The panel regarding the Clubhouse conversation said, “In the said conversation, the participants are clearly heard making obscene, vulgar and derogatory remarks targeting Muslim women and girls. The Commission took strong note of the case and has sought from Delhi police urgent and strict action against the persons involved… The Delhi Police has been given five days to submit a detailed action taken report to the Commission.” In their notice to the police, they’ve asked them to file an FIR against the accused and arrest them for the same.

Swati Maliwal, Chief of DCW said, “Someone tagged me on Twitter the detailed audio conversation on the Clubhouse app which targeted Muslim women and girls and made disgusting sexual comments against them. I feel outraged over the fact that such incidents are increasing in the country. Strongest action needs to be taken against the culprits and that’s why I have issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking immediate FIR and arrests in the matter.”

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According to the reports, KPS Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations), said that an FIR has been filed against the accused under relevant Sections of the IPC and an investigation is underway regarding the same. The Sections of IPC include 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), and 354 A (sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment).”

The sad thing is that this FIR was filed just a few days after the whole episode with Bulli Bai app that listed hundreds of Muslim women – without their permission – to auction them off. When will we stop with degrading women and targeting women because of the community, caste, religion, etc. they belong to? 

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Ritu Sanghvi

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