The Bully Behind Bulli Bai? 21-Yr-Old Behind Bars For 'Auctioning' Muslim Women

A 21-year-old man has been arrested by Mumbai Police as an accused in the Bulli Bai case, and is in police custody.

The bully behind Bulli Bai?

(Cartoon: Aroop Mishra and Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

How it started: An online 'auction' of Muslim women through a GitHub app called 'Bulli Bai'.

How it's going: A 21-year-old man from Bengaluru has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for being an accused in the Bulli Bai case, and has been sent to police custody.

(Cartoon: Aroop Mishra and Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

A Mumbai court on Tuesday, 4 January, sent 21-year-old Vishal Kumar Jha, an accused in the 'Bulli Bai' case to police custody till 10 January. The court also granted a warrant to search his Bengaluru residence.

The cops have also detained a woman from Uttarakhand, whom police sources say is the primary suspect in the case.

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