Overview

• The court directed Mangal to delete phrases such as “hafta wasooli” and “gunda raj” from his May 25 “Dear ANI” video
• Mangal agreed to put the video in private mode, submit a red-line version to ANI’s counsel and re-upload an edited cut without the defamatory content
• Comedian Kunal Kamra and AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair were ordered to delete their social-media posts sharing Mangal’s original video
• ANI filed its defamation suit on May 28 seeking ₹2.1 crore in damages and permanent injunctions against further false or misleading statements
• The dispute began after ANI issued copyright strikes on Mangal’s channel and he accused the agency of extortion, defending his use of its footage under India’s fair dealing exceptions