Three people from Haryana have been arrested by Mumbai police in connection with a chat on the Clubhouse app in which derogatory and abusive remarks were made about Muslim women.

The cyber cell of the Mumbai crime branch has filed a case against the three accused – identified as Akash, Jeshnav Kakkar, and Yash Parashar – under sections 153(a), 295(a), 354(a), 354(d) of the IPC, and section 67 of the Information Technology Act 2000, based on a woman’s complaint. Two of the accused will appear in a local court later today, according to PTI, which cited an official.

“Thank you, @MumbaiPolice, for cracking down on the Clubhouse chats as well, and making some arrests. #Clubhouse, say no to hatred “Priyanka Chaturvedi, a Shiv Sena MP, said in a tweet.

Participants in the Clubhouse chat were heard discussing Muslim women under the topic ‘Muslim Gals are more beautiful than Hindu Gals,’ according to a two-minute video clip shared on Twitter. They were also overheard making parallels between the demolition of the Babri Masjid and sexual intercourse with Muslim women.

Following public outcry, Swati Maliwal of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) issued a notice to the Delhi Police’s cybercrime cell, requesting action against those making derogatory remarks.

“Participants in the said conversation can be clearly heard making obscene, vulgar, and defamatory remarks about women and girls, particularly from the Muslim community,” according to the notice.

The Mumbai police made the arrests a day after the Delhi police sought information from the Clubhouse app and Google about the audio group chat’s organiser. According to PTI, which cited people familiar with the development, the Delhi police had identified some men and women participants in the group audio chat as part of the investigation. The Delhi police had also filed a complaint under sections 153(a), 295(a), and 354(a) of the Indian Penal Code.

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