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Punjab court orders removal of ‘doctored’ Atishi video

Punjab court orders removal of ‘doctored’ Atishi video

A political tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) escalated further on Thursday after a Punjab court accepted a forensic report concerning a controversial video of Delhi Opposition Leader Atishi, with both parties trading a fresh round of accusations. AAP and BJP at loggerheads (HT photo) Thursday’s ruling from the court in Jalandhar prompted conflicting claims from both parties. The court had ordered the removal of the video from social media platforms after considering a forensic report that found the word “guru” was not present in the audio, a clip originally shared by BJP minister Kapil Mishra. BJP minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa dismissed the forensic process, alleging misconduct by the Punjab government. “The so-called forensic investigation conducted without the original video, without an IT expert, and without a voice sample is completely wrong and misleading,” Sirsa stated, accusing the AAP-led Punjab government of politically shielding Atishi. In response, Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj turned the focus onto BJP ministers. “The forensic report clearly establishes that the word ‘guru’ was not …