New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of several online materials allegedly using the identity of Drishti IAS founder Vikas Divyakirti without authorisation, including fake social media profiles, deepfake videos and certain unauthorised recordings of his lectures.

Justice AJ Bhambhani passed the directions while hearing a plea filed by Divyakirti seeking protection against alleged misuse of his name, image and identity on digital platforms.

The case relates to online accounts and channels allegedly created using Divyakirti's name and photograph. His plea also raised concerns over videos portraying him as endorsing betting and trading platforms, which he claimed were manipulated or created without his consen...