Overview
- The Special Task Force and cyber units flagged the tracks after prolonged surveillance and issued takedown notices under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act and Rule 3(1)(d) of the Intermediary Rules to YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, Gaana, and JioSaavn.
- Inspector General Satheesh Balan said most platforms complied, with some songs removed outright and others geo-blocked in India.
- Police cited lyrics that intimidate the justice system, highlighting songs such as Court Mein Goli, Vakil, and Tuition Badmashi Ka.
- Officers said they are monitoring users who like or share such content and are engaging artists through advisories and legal awareness efforts.
- Officials framed the action as part of a broader campaign against organised crime and a terror–gangster nexus, while some musicians publicly called for clearer, uniform rules.