# Delhi High Court Orders Meta, Telegram and LinkedIn to Remove Fake Kotak Accounts

> Delhi High Court orders Meta, Google, Telegram, X and LinkedIn to remove fake Kotak accounts and share operator details after over 100 client complaints.

- Published: 2026-10-28T05:34:57+00:00
- Section: Legal & Disputes
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-28/kotak-securities-delhi-high-court-takedown
- Source: [BusinessLine](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/delhi-high-court-orders-takedown-of-fake-kotak-accounts-on-meta-telegram-linkedin/article71634321.ece)

## Key takeaways

- Justice Vikas Mahajan granted an ad-interim injunction on October 14, 2026, in Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited & Anr. v. John Doe & Ors.
- Kotak told the court it had received over 100 client complaints with individual losses ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh.
- Meta, WhatsApp, Google, Telegram, X Corp and LinkedIn have four weeks to file replies, with hearings listed for December 7, 2026 and February 8, 2027.

The Delhi High Court has ordered Meta, [Google](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000r9/google), [Telegram](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000038x/telegram), X and LinkedIn to remove hundreds of fraudulent accounts impersonating Kotak Mahindra Bank and [Kotak Securities](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00q3one/kotak-securities) and to share the identity details of their operators with the bank. [BusinessLine](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/delhi-high-court-orders-takedown-of-fake-kotak-accounts-on-meta-telegram-linkedin/article71634321.ece) reported that Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the ad-interim injunction on October 14, 2026, in Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited & Anr. v. John Doe & Ors.

## Inside the Delhi High Court Injunction

The court held that the plaintiffs had established a prima facie case and that withholding interim relief was likely to cause irreparable harm to the bank and to retail investors. It also directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Telecommunications to issue blocking notifications to internet and telecom service providers against the infringing URLs listed in annexures to the order.

The case targets unidentified "John Doe" defendants who allegedly used Kotak's registered trademarks and brand names across WhatsApp groups, Telegram channels, Facebook pages, YouTube accounts and LinkedIn profiles to run fraudulent investment schemes. According to submissions recorded in the order, the fraudsters promised guaranteed high returns, induced investors to transfer funds and then made the money inaccessible. The bank told the court it had received over 100 client complaints with individual losses ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh.

The court restrained the unidentified defendants from using the "KOTAK," "KOTAK BANK" and "KOTAK SECURITIES" names and logos, and from impersonating the bank's senior management, employees or authorised representatives on any platform. The platforms were asked to provide KYC details, contact information, photographs and ID proof of the account operators. Defendants 2 through 7, namely Meta Platforms, WhatsApp, Google, Telegram, X Corp and LinkedIn, have four weeks to file replies.

## Kotak Securities' Scale and Digital Push

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Kotak Securities is an Indian retail and institutional brokerage subsidiary of the Kotak Mahindra Group, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Mumbai, offering multi-asset trading through a digital-first platform. The same records put its customer base at 5 million+ across all services and Kotak Neo app downloads at 10M+, with 30+ years in the securities brokerage business. The records also note a 2024 restructuring in which the firm rebranded from Kotak Securities to Kotak Neo, repositioning itself as a digital-first multi-asset trading and investment platform.

## Earlier Kotak Securities Market Calls

Kotak Securities' published research has run alongside the impersonation case. In October 2026, the brokerage said the rupee could strengthen to 94.50 against the dollar in the near term, aided by a softer dollar index and lower oil prices, CNBC TV18 reported. Earlier that month, Kotak Securities' Shrikant Chouhan said large-cap stocks were better positioned to withstand market pressure and could rebound sharply if sentiment improved, according to Devdiscourse. On October 27, 2026, NDTV Profit reported that Kotak Securities expected the Nifty Midcap 150 Index to outperform the Nifty-50 in aggregate earnings growth over fiscal 2028-29.

## Hearing Dates for the Kotak Case

The matter is listed before the Joint Registrar on December 7, 2026, and before the court on February 8, 2027.

## Companies in this story

- [Kotak Securities company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00q3one/kotak-securities) · website: https://www.kotaksecurities.com
- [Telegram company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000038x/telegram) · website: https://telegram.org
- [Google company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000r9/google) · website: https://www.google.com

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