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Siddaramaiah Gets Injunction Banning Sting Video Broadcast

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 10:26 UTC · How we work

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Siddaramaiah filed a police complaint over a fabricated sting-operation video and secured a court injunction banning its broadcast.
Siddaramaiah demanded a fair probe into the video.
Central Crime Branch questioned Congress leader Kripa Alva on October 24 and recorded her statement.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy accused the Karnataka government of shielding the video makers and set a five-day deadline for investigation results.

History

In 2015 the Supreme Court of India, in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, declared Section 66A of the 2000 Information Technology Act unconstitutional and read down Section 79, limiting takedown orders to court or government directives. The Karnataka High Court now cites that precedent while reviewing a petition to block a fabricated sting-operation video, raising privacy and defamation issues.

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Historical Context

In 2015 the Supreme Court of India, in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, declared Section 66A of the 2000 Information Technology Act unconstitutional and read down Section 79, limiting takedown orders to court or government directives. The Karnataka High Court now cites that precedent while reviewing a petition to block a fabricated sting-operation video, raising privacy and defamation issues.

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