Made under: Rule 3(2)(b), IT Rules, 2021 — 24 hours
Urgent removal of intimate or morphed images — Rule 3(2)(b), IT Rules 2021 (24 hours)
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The Grievance Officer
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URGENT — REMOVAL WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS UNDER RULE 3(2)(b)
Subject: Content that exposes my private area / shows me in full or partial nudity / in a sexual act / is an impersonation or a morphed image of me — request for removal within twenty-four hours.
Made under: Rule 3(2)(b) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Sir / Madam,
1. I am ________________, mobile ________________, email ________________. I am the person shown in the content below. (If this complaint is made on someone's behalf, state here who you are and your relationship.)
2. The content is at:
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3. Details:
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4. I have not consented to this content being made or published.
5. Rule 3(2)(b) requires the intermediary, within twenty-four hours of receiving a complaint made by the individual or a person on their behalf, to take all reasonable and practicable measures to remove or disable access to such content.
6. Publishing such content is an offence under Sections 66E, 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [Section 354C of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for acts before 1 July 2024]. I am also reporting it at cybercrime.gov.in / on 1930.
I therefore request that the content be removed within twenty-four hours, that copies and re-uploads be blocked, that the account and its data be preserved for the police investigation, and that I be informed of the action taken.
Yours faithfully,
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Place: ________________
Date: ________________What to attach
- At the same time, a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in under 'crimes against women and children', or a call to 1930.
- Keep proof of the content (screenshots, URLs) — but do not forward it to anyone.
- If the same content is on several platforms, send each of them a separate request.