India, Oct. 14 -- Following a string of similar cases by public figures such as Asha Bhosle, Arijit Singh and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, actor Suniel Shetty has secured interim relief from the Bombay High Court against the misuse of his image, voice and likeness online.

In a strongly worded order on Monday, the court described the unauthorised use of Shetty's persona as "a lethal combination of a depraved mind and the misuse of technology."

The observation came as the court restrained several websites and social media platforms from exploiting Shetty's personality rights "in any manner whatsoever."

"In the modern digital economy, these actions constitute a deliberate conversion of the plaintiff's goodwill into an unearned commercial advan...