<p>The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app, saying a series being shown by it was detrimental to India's national security and integrity.</p>.<p>The platform Vidly TV had released a web series titled "Sevak: The Confessions" on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and was found to be detrimental to the national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.</p>.<p>Three episodes of the web series have been released till date, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/ott-communication-services-should-be-licenced-players-should-compensate-telcos-for-data-traffic-on-networks-coai-1164674.html" target="_blank">OTT communication services should be licenced; players should compensate telcos for data traffic on networks: COAI</a></strong></p>.<p>"Action against Pakistan-based Vidly TV follows the assessment that the provocative and wholly untrue web-series "Sevak" was sponsored by Pakistan's info ops apparatus," senior adviser at the ministry Kanchan Gupta said on Twitter.</p>.<p>The web-series portrayed an anti-India narrative on sensitive historical events and subjects of national importance such as Operation Blue Star and its aftermath, demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, killing of a Christian missionary named Graham Staines, Malegaon blasts, Samjhauta Express blasts and inter-state river water dispute related to Sutlej Yamuna Link canal.</p>
<p>The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app, saying a series being shown by it was detrimental to India's national security and integrity.</p>.<p>The platform Vidly TV had released a web series titled "Sevak: The Confessions" on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and was found to be detrimental to the national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.</p>.<p>Three episodes of the web series have been released till date, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/ott-communication-services-should-be-licenced-players-should-compensate-telcos-for-data-traffic-on-networks-coai-1164674.html" target="_blank">OTT communication services should be licenced; players should compensate telcos for data traffic on networks: COAI</a></strong></p>.<p>"Action against Pakistan-based Vidly TV follows the assessment that the provocative and wholly untrue web-series "Sevak" was sponsored by Pakistan's info ops apparatus," senior adviser at the ministry Kanchan Gupta said on Twitter.</p>.<p>The web-series portrayed an anti-India narrative on sensitive historical events and subjects of national importance such as Operation Blue Star and its aftermath, demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, killing of a Christian missionary named Graham Staines, Malegaon blasts, Samjhauta Express blasts and inter-state river water dispute related to Sutlej Yamuna Link canal.</p>