Delhi Police registers FIR in "Bulli Deals" case after journalist's complaint
New Delhi(PTI): The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unknown persons for allegedly uploading a doctored picture of a woman journalist on a website, officials said on Sunday.
The journalist had lodged an online complaint and she shared the copy of the complaint on Twitter.
The case was registered at the Cyber Police station of the southeast district on Saturday night, the police said.
A senior police officer said the case has been registered under sections 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 354 A (sexual harassment and punishment for harassment) of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint of the journalist alleging that she is being targeted by an unidentified group of people on "Bulli Bai" portal.
The police said no arrests have been made in the case so far and a probe is underway.
According to the complaint, the woman, who works with an online news portal, sought immediate registration of an FIR and investigation against an unknown set of people who are "seeking to harass and insult Muslim women" on social media.
"I was shocked to find out this morning that a website/portal called bullibai.github.io (since deleted) had a doctored picture of me in an improper, unacceptable and clearly lewd context. This needs immediate action, as the same is clearly designed to harass me and other similarly situated independent women and journalists," the woman said in the complaint.
"I enclose snapshots of the said tweet directed at me herein as well as of other tweets. The term 'Bulli Bai' itself seems disrespectful and the content of this website/portal (bullibai.github.io) is clearly aimed at insulting Muslim women as the derogatory term 'Bulli' is used exclusively for Muslim women and the entire website seems to have been designed with the intent of embarrassing and insulting Muslim women," she added.
Responding on Twitter, the Delhi Police said taking cognizance of the matter, officials concerned have been directed to take appropriate action.
Earlier in July, a case was registered by the Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police after it received a complaint about an unidentified group uploading photos of Muslim women on an app.
Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal had said, "Acting on a complaint received on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal regarding 'Sulli Deals' mobile application, a case under section 354-A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered on Wednesday and investigation taken up."
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Video of Telangana women helping wash Miss World contestants’ feet draws ire from BRS, BJP
Hyderabad, May 15 (PTI): A video showing some women helping wash the feet of Miss World contestants at Ramappa temple on Thursday sparked controversy with opposition BRS and BJP flaying the act, terming it an insult to Telangana women.
Responding to the criticism, the state government in a post on 'X' said "This is a tradition we follow in accordance with the dictum 'Atithi Devo Bhava' by which we offer our international guests the highest honour".
The contestants, dressed in sarees, visited the historical Ramappa Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of their heritage tour in the state on Wednesday.
After they reached the site, some women were seen in the video pouring water on the feet of the contestants, who were seated in a row, to wash their feet. One woman was seen wiping the feet of a contestant with a towel and the video went viral.
The “appalling” incident, where local Dalit, tribal, and economically disadvantaged women were “forced to wash and wipe” the feet of foreign beauty pageant participants, has unleashed a wave of outrage across Telangana, striking a devastating blow to the state’s cherished self-respect, BRS said in a press release.
“Congress CM has officially lost his mind,” BRS Working President KT Rama Rao said, reposting the video in his 'X' handle.
Telangana BJP chief and Union minister G Kishan Reddy in a post on 'X' alleged that Congress party’s century-old legacy of making Indians kneel before foreigners to appease their high command is evident and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, in his desperate bid to impress Delhi bosses, has trampled on the dignity and self-respect of Indian women.
“The Congress national leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should tender an unconditional apology to Telangana women for blasphemy and for surrendering the dignity, culture and self-respect of our NariShakti,” he further said in the post.
Former Minister and BRS legislator Sabitha Indra Reddy in a post on 'X' described it as a grave insult to Telangana's daughters on the land that gave birth to heroic women like Rudramadevi, Sammakka, and Saralakka.
“The Congress government has stripped the honor of the daughters of the state. This incident has not only shamed Telangana but has also tarnished the dignity of Indian women before the world,” she hit out at the state government.
The Miss World grand finale is set to be held here on May 31. During their stay, the contestants — over 100 in number — have been touring several key tourist attractions across the state.
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— Revathi (@revathitweets) May 14, 2025
YES! This is happening in #Telangana
Women of Telangana are being made to wash the feet of contestants of MISS WORLD!
They are even patting them dry using towels!!
WTF is this Casteist, Colonial, Racist behavior! 🙏🏽#MissWorld2025 #RidiculousBehavior… pic.twitter.com/mTydS8UOvx
