The high court was hearing Telegram's plea challenging Centre's decision to temporarily ban the platform till June 22 in view of the NEET re-exam.

Centre urges Telegram to curb illegal channels, citing inadequate measures amid concerns over organized cheating networks.

The central government had temporarily blocked Telegram until June 22, after the platform’s “non-responsiveness” in aiding the ongoing probe into the May 3 NEET-UG paper leak and for curbing the spread of fraudulent claims of access to the June 21 re-examination paper by handles on the platform.

New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the Centre’s decision to temporarily restrict access to Telegram ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, saying how the ri

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In its affidavit before the Delhi High Court, the Centre highlighted a Telegram channel named "Neet Mafia," which had over 18,000 subscribers, as a significant source for distributing NEET UG leak paper.

What makes the controversy particularly noteworthy is that it comes at a time when Telegram is already facing direct action from the Indian government.

"Telegram has become the new dark web... Criminals have rapidly adopted Telegram to post links on channels that connect to dark web forums," the Centre told the HIgh Court today