Uttar Pradesh Police have registered an FIR over a forged document that was presented as an Allahabad High Court order and used by the Department of Telecommunications to direct internet providers to block 95 websites.
What the telecom department directed
On 2 September, the department instructed licensed internet providers to take immediate action to block the listed domains. Its directive cited a document dated 14 August that purported to be an Allahabad High Court order. The department’s correspondence shows its law division had received the purported order without the underlying petition.
What the court registry found
The High Court administration checked its records and found no matching case or order. A joint registrar then submitted a written complaint to Cantonment police in Prayagraj. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sonam Kumar confirmed that an FIR was registered on 6 November. The case concerns suspected forgery and cheating and was registered against unidentified persons.
The 95-domain count refers to the September directive. It describes the sites covered by the instruction; it does not establish when or whether each provider implemented the block.