New Delhi, May 12 (). The Delhi High Court on Friday directed certain news channels, including Sudarshan News, and social media platforms such as YouTube, Google and Twitter to block links to news reports that accused a Muslim man of forcibly converting a woman. Has gone.
The court’s order comes in the midst of a controversy over The Kerala Story. The film is inspired by four women from Kerala who converted to Islam and went to Afghanistan with their husbands to join IS.
Justice Pratibha M. Singh was hearing a plea by Azmat Ali Khan seeking removal of news content and clips circulated on online platforms after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him on April 19.
A woman from Delhi lodged an FIR alleging forced conversion.
According to Khan’s contention, the Delhi Police is now investigating the allegations against him, and the public release of the recording poses a serious threat to the independent investigation and security of Khan.
While Google insisted that the originators of the video should be heard, as an FIR has already been lodged, the counsel representing the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority submitted that none of the respondent news channels are news broadcasters and Not a member of the Digital Association.
However, the counsel representing the Press Council of India said Khan’s May 9 email with links to news articles would be examined.
The court then issued notices to the respondents including YouTube, Google, Twitter, Sudarshan TV, Odisha TV, Bharat Prakashan and Suresh Chavhanke.
A notice was also issued to the Delhi Police, directing it to file a status report of the investigation of the matter and to contact the complainant and inform him about the pendency of the petition.
The court said, considering that there is grave danger, as evident from the observations placed before the court, it is directed that the link given in the petition be blocked immediately.
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