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India bans Pakistan-based OTT platform Vidly TV and its web-series ‘Sevak – The Confessions’

The web series 'Sevak: The Confessions' depicts events in India from 1984 to 2022 in which extremist elements have been involved.

India has banned Pakistan-based OTT platform Vidly TV and its web series ‘Sevak – The Confessions’, it emerges on Monday.


As reported, the Indian government banned Pakistan-based OTT platform Vidly TV which recently released a web series “Sevak: The Confessions” terming it “determined to be detrimental to the national security, sovereignty and integrity of India”.

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“Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, using emergency powers under IT Rules 2021, has issued directions on December 12 for the immediate blocking of the website, 2 mobile apps, 4 social media accounts, and one smart TV app of #Pakistan-based OTT Platform Vidly TV,” Kanchan Gupta, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said in a tweet.

The web series was released on November 26 –set against the backdrop of true events that occurred in India ranging from 1984 to 2022, written by Saji Gul and brought to life by director Anjum Shahzad.

The series feature Mohsin Abbas, Hajra Yamin, Nazarul Hassan, Nayyer Ejaz, Adnan Jaffar and Ammara Malik in the lead cast. 

The story unfolds showcasing issues such as Operation Blue Star and its aftermath, the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the Malegaon blast, and the Samjhauta Express blast, film star Jeet Singh’s death among others.

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