Overview
- An Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Jalandhar ordered Meta, X and Telegram to remove specified URLs within 24 hours under IT Rules, citing risks to public order and religious harmony, with a 10‑day compliance report due.
- Punjab’s FSL in Mohali reported, after auditory and spectrographic analysis, that Atishi never said “Guru” and that captions were added; police said initial red flags came from AI‑based screening and registered an FIR on January 7.
- The FIR names accounts that shared the clip, including BJP minister Kapil Mishra, Congress MLAs Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Pargat Singh, and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, invoking BNS sections on promoting enmity and public mischief plus IT Act provisions.
- The Delhi Assembly has opened privilege proceedings, asked Atishi to submit a written reply by January 19, and sought Punjab’s forensic report by January 22, with Speaker Vijender Gupta saying a special session could be convened if required.
- Gupta said a Delhi FSL examination found the viral clip to be original with no tampering and announced he will seek a CBI probe, while terming the Jalandhar order interim and contesting Punjab’s forensic process.