Saturday, 14 November, 2026
Phantom Verdicts, Real Censorship: PMO Summons Telecom Chief Over Fake Court Orders
By TechShots Studio

Prime Minister Modi’s office summoned Telecom Secretary Amit Agrawal after officials blocked 129 betting websites using forged High Court orders emailed by individuals posing as lawyers. Agrawal cut short an out-of-state trip to explain the verification lapse. The forged directives—which remained publicly posted on the telecom department's website for months—have sparked a state police criminal probe into forgery and cheating.
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