Common thread between GitHub, Clubhouse case accused unraveled

Investigations by the Delhi and Mumbai police in the cases of two offensive GitHub apps that used doctored photos of Muslim women and then sought to auction them (the women) off, and the third involving a derogatory group chat on Clubhouse has shown that in each case, the suspects knew each other virtually, and that the masterminds behind the two offensive GitHub apps also knew each other. Police said that while many of them knew each other only by the names on their social media profiles, they trusted them enough to share passwords.Also Read | Github case: An act to disturb harmony, says courtThe two police forces have arrested 8 people from Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Assam, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh, and at least six others from Bihar, Delhi and other parts of the country have joined the investigation (the police are still probing the extent of their involvement) role. To be sure, the Mumbai and Delhi police are conducting separate investigations. HT spoke to police officers directly involved in the investigations who explained the connection between the people involved.The Clubhouse caseClubhouse is a social audio app with at least two million active users in India. On January 18, Delhi police filed…
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