Court Directs Removal of Punjab Police Officer's 'sex-for-cash' Audio Clip From Social Media Platforms

The Ludhiana district court directed social media platforms like Meta, Youtube, and X to remove content, including video posts related to audio clips involving a senior Punjab police officer purportedly heard negotiating financial terms for sexual services with an unidentified woman.

The Court noted that the audio clip seemed to be AI-generated, showing signs of voice cloning and missing natural human speech patterns.

The Court warned that such content could damage the reputation of public institutions and trigger unrest, especially when shared by sources outside India’s legal control.

The Court has banned any re-uploads of similar material and instructed platforms and the public not to circulate such defamatory content.