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Govt blocked 129 betting sites on court orders that turned out to be fake

Govt blocked 129 betting sites on court orders that turned out to be fake

What's behind this

Police are probing a case in which 129 betting websites were blocked after telecom authorities forwarded purported High Court orders to internet service providers. The orders, allegedly from the Allahabad and Rajasthan High Courts, have been declared fake by the courts. Investigators suspect the documents may have been fabricated using artificial intelligence. The Department of Telecommunications also asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to act on one of the orders. The inquiry aims to identify who created and circulated the forged documents.

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Reuters found that two fake High Court orders led the government to direct internet providers to block 129 betting websites, prompting the Allahabad High Court to file a police complaint.

Coverage arrived over 23 hours. First from The Economic Times, latest from Mathrubhumi English.

High Corroboration 6 news outlets reporting

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First reported by The Economic Times at 10:05 UTC on 11 Nov.

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Across 2 desks: india, tech.

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  3. Business Standard Business Standard Ltd. Current article

    Govt blocked 129 betting sites on court orders that turned out to be fake

    Reuters found that two fake High Court orders led the government to direct internet providers to block 129 betting websites, prompting the Allahabad High Court to file a police complaint.

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  11. Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.

    Did AI help fake High Court orders? 129 betting websites blocked, police investigate

    A case of alleged judicial document forgery has come to light after 129 betting websites were blocked on the basis of purported High Court orders that the courts have since declared fake. Police are investigating who created and circulated the documents, with the possible use of artificial…

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Kashmir Observer Kashmir Observer
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Assam Tribune Assam Tribune Group
  • The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Shillong Times The Shillong Times
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The South First The South First
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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