Overview
- The Information and Broadcasting Ministry issued an advisory to all private satellite TV channels to avoid visuals that could aid, abet or promote unlawful activity.
- The notice says such broadcasts may encourage violence, disrupt public order and pose risks to national security, urging the highest level of discretion and sensitivity.
- Broadcasters are reminded to comply with the Programme and Advertising Code under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, with potential violations flagged under Rules 6(1)(d), 6(1)(e) and 6(1)(h).
- The advisory followed some channels airing an undated video purportedly of Umar un Nabi and segments describing how explosive material can be made.
- Intelligence agencies are monitoring propaganda that repurposes TV clips, with reports pointing to Pakistan-based accounts and an ongoing probe into a Jaish-e-Mohammad Faridabad module, as some reports put the death toll at more than 13.