The circulation of photos of the woman doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital in August has hugely upset the Supreme Court, which said the Central government must take action to stop this.
The Supreme Court had banned the use of pictures and videos of the victim not only on Wikipedia but on all platforms.
But the woman doctors’ parents told the court that artificial intelligence as used to generate videos which are now being widely circulated online. Senior advocate Vrinda Grover said a film, based on the 31-year-old doctor, will also be released on YouTube tomorrow.
“If you want to stop the film, take the legal route,’ said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who was leading the three-judge bench hearing the case.