You've been hacked: Porn videos interrupt Delhi HC hearings thrice; probe launched

Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma stated during the post-lunch session before a bench of Chief Justice Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia that the incident affected the institution’s sanctity and urged immediate removal of the content and measures to prevent further dissemination.

Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya issued administrative directions to registrar general Arun Bharadwaj to restrain the dissemination of videos of court proceedings, including pornographic content, noting that recording court proceedings is prohibited under rules.

The Delhi High Court administration lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit (IFSO); officials said an investigation is underway.

Despite the disruption to virtual hearings, the physical court proceedings continued without interruption.

Following the hacking, the VC proceedings were shut down entirely and resumed only after the court reconvened post-lunch around 2:30 pm.

Minutes after the resumption, the same user played pornographic content again. The screen initially remained blank before becoming visible, and a voice declared: 'This is a hack from the United States. Turn off the meeting right now, do not turn it again. You've been hacked'.

Video conference hearings in Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya’s court were disrupted around 12:56 pm when a user logged in as Shitjeet Singh and played pornographic content. The VC session was briefly suspended and then resumed.

An unknown miscreant disrupted Delhi High Court proceedings by logging into the WebEx meeting platform and playing pornographic video content in four courtrooms in September 2024.

A woman, an Indian citizen living in Australia, joined proceedings via videoconferencing for a case and used abusive language while unmuted, prompting suo motu contempt proceedings and a demand for her personal presence before the court.