Ludhiana, April 10 -- A Ludhiana court has given strict instructions to various social media platforms to take down a controversial audio clip doing rounds where a senior police official is allegedly demanding sexual favours.

The petition filed by social activist Devinder Singh Kalra in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class Vibha Rana argues that the audio and video content in relation to the matter involving the senior police official "allegedly contains AI-generated impersonated/voice-cloned audio and visuals targeting law enforcement personnel".

The petition said that the material was not only "misleading" but also capable of "disturbing public order" and warranted judicial intervention in the absence of direct personal injury...