Centre forms panel to examine ‘Satluj’ film after takedown: Report
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On Monday, the Union government constituted a high-level inter-departmental committee to examine the film Satluj’s content, a day after directing streaming platform ZEE5 to take it down, the Hindustan Times reported.
The film depicts extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances by the Punjab Police in the 1990s.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s order was issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, read with Part 3 of the Information Technology Rules, the newspaper quoted persons familiar with the matter as saying.
The film, previously titled Punjab ’95, is directed by Honey Trehan and stars actor Diljit Dosanjh. It was released on Zee5 on Friday. By late Sunday, the movie had been removed from the platform.
Zee5 said on social media that “in light of the current developments, Satluj will be unavailable in India until further notice”. It did not provide any details.
In a subsequent post, the platform said: “We are doing our bit to bring Satluj back. Please do yours – don’t support piracy. We remain committed to exploring every possible avenue to bring Satluj back to you.”
The film is based on human rights activist Jaswinder Singh Khalra’s efforts to expose the culture of brutality and impunity that prevailed in Punjab under the guise of fighting the Khalistani movement.
Khalra was abducted in September 1995, never to be seen again. A Central Bureau of Investigation...