New Delhi: The Union home ministry in response to a question in the Lok Sabha on the harassment of Muslim women in different states through social media apps said on Tuesday that the Delhi Police and their Mumbai counterparts have arrested six persons in connection with the ‘Sulli Deals’ and ‘Bulli Bai’ apps.In an unrelated development, the alleged creators of both the apps were granted bail on Monday.The question was raised by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Bahujan Samaj Party MP Kunwar Danish Ali. They asked if “it is a fact that harassment of Muslim women in different States in the country through social media apps such as `Sulli Deals’ has come to the notice of the Government” and “whether the Government is aware that Bulli Bai application has also been subjected to derogatory remarks with pictures of Muslim women which were displayed and their bidding was made on the application live.”The MPs sought details of the action taken in the matter from the Ministry of Home Affairs. In his reply, the minister of state for home Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ said the police in Mumbai and Delhi had registered FIRs in the matter.“Police and public order were state subjects,” he added.However, the reply stated that as per reports received from the law enforcement agencies in the matter, “the Delhi Police has arrested the accused, Aumkareshwar Thakur, in the ‘Sulli Deals’ case.” It added that the chargesheet was filed in court on March 4, 2022.As for the ‘Bulli Bai’ incident, the minister in his written reply stated that “the Delhi Police has arrested the main accused, Niraj Bishnoi. In addition to this, four other accused were also arrested by the Mumbai Police from Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Odisha.”Further, to another query on whether “obscenity has been displayed in respect of minor girls also and if so, whether action has been taken against accused under POSCO Act”, the reply stated, “There is no report about obscenity in respect of minor girls. Currently, all the accused arrested are in judicial custody in Delhi and Mumbai.”Since 2020, 466 FCRA renewals refusedThe Union government also told the Lok Sabha, in response to a question by Congress MP from Kerala, Suresh Kodikunnil, that the renewal applications of 466 organisations have been refused by it under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 since 2020.Kodikunnil had asked for the details of institutions that were refused the renewal of registration under FCRA and the reasons thereof. He had also questioned if the government intended to review the registration guidelines.In his response, the MoS Home Nityanand Rai stated that a total of 466 applications were refused. Of these, 100 were rejected in 2020, 341 in 2021 and 25 this year (until March 21, 2022).The minister added that the refusal of these applications was “due to not fulfilling the eligibility criteria in accordance with the provisions of the FCRA, 2010 and rules made thereunder.” He said there was “no such proposal” to review the registration guidelines.Land purchases in J&KThe Ministry of Home Affairs also disclosed in the Lok Sabha that 34 people from outside Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have bought properties in the Union Territory after the dilution of Article 370. It added in response to a query that these properties are located in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur and Ganderbal districts.This information was revealed in response to a question posed by BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman.