Police in India have detained a man and a woman alleged to be involved in the offering for sale of prominent Muslim women on a fake online auction website, according to government officials, in a case that has sparked outrage across the country.
The cyber unit of the Mumbai Police detained the two suspects following a complaint from one of the targeted women. It wasn’t clear whether the two suspects created the website.
Police brought charges against the man, a 21-year-old engineering student, and said they were further investigating the woman.
Photographs of more than 100 prominent Indian Muslim women, including
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