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Jalandhar Court Orders Social Platforms to Remove Doctored Atishi Video

The order follows a forensic finding that the clip was manipulated, with the court citing risks to public order.

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Overview

  • Invoking Rule 3(d) of the IT Rules, 2021, the court directed Meta, X and Telegram to pull down specific URLs within 24 hours and block mirror or derivative versions.
  • The State FSL in Mohali reported after auditory and spectrographic analysis that Atishi never said the word “Guru” and that captions were added to misattribute remarks.
  • Platforms were told to file a compliance report within 10 days as the court warned the clip’s circulation threatened religious harmony in Punjab.
  • An FIR registered on January 7 on a complaint by AAP leader Iqbal Singh Bagga cites BNS sections 196(1) and 353 and IT Act section 66(c) over the edited video’s circulation.
  • AAP demanded apologies and action against BJP figures named in sharing the clip, while BJP leaders challenged the forensic process, and the Delhi Assembly’s privilege inquiry set a January 19 deadline for Atishi’s written response.