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Mohali Court Orders 24-Hour Takedown of Alleged Deepfake Videos Targeting Punjab CM

The directive follows a cyber crime plea that labeled the viral deepfake a public-order risk, putting platforms’ IT Act immunity at risk for noncompliance.

Overview

  • Judicial Magistrate Manpreet Kaur directed Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and Telegram to remove specified links within 24 hours.
  • The order lists 166 URLs and instructs Google to de-index and de-reference the content to make it non-searchable.
  • Platforms must preserve associated records as evidence and file a compliance report with the court within 10 days.
  • An FIR cites BNS and IT Act provisions against Canada-based Jagman Samra, whose account allegedly uploaded the video, as investigators track resharing accounts.
  • Police say Samra continued posting after the FIR and issued a public challenge, while AAP leaders lodged statewide complaints seeking strict action.