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The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police over photos of Muslim women being displayed online without their consent and being termed as “Sulli deal of the day.”

The DCW has sought information pertaining to the steps taken by the police in identifying the accused and other details in the matter.

“Issued Notice to Police on a very serious matter of cyber-crime where pictures of several Muslim women were displayed online without their consent and termed as ‘Sulli Deal of the day’. FIR should be registered and strong action should be taken.” – DCW Chief, Swati Mahiwal

In the notice issued to Delhi Police, the women’s panel has sought a copy of the FIR registered in the matter, details of accused identified and arrested in the matter and a detailed action taken report.

 “It has been reported that photos of hundreds of Muslim women and girls were uploaded by an unidentified group on an app using GitHub by the name of “Sulli Deals” on July 4. Reportedly, “sulli” is a derogatory term used to refer to Muslim women,” says the Women panel of DCW

Further the DCW added that, “Subsequently, many had to leave social media platforms after their images got circulated. This is a very serious matter.”

The DCW asked the police to respond by July 14.