India, July 7 -- The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) on Monday constituted a high-level interdepartmental committee (IDC) to examine the contents of the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film Satluj, based on the disappearance of a Punjab human rights activist. This followed a day after the MIB directed OTT platform Zee5 to take down the film.

According to people familiar with the matter, the order was made under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, read with Part 3 of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021.

Section 69A empowers the government to direct intermediaries to block or remove access to online content on specified grounds including public order, national security, and the s...