NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Indian news agency ANI has

sued Netflix Inc ( NFLX ) and producers of an Indian series

about a plane hijack, asking for four episodes to be taken down

as they used ANI content without permission, ANI's lawyer told

Reuters on Monday.

The series, called "IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack" - a

fictionalised version of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines

flight 814 from Kathmandu - has been embroiled in controversy

since its release last month.

Social media users and members of Prime Minister Narendra

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party have criticised the show for what

they said was an incorrect portrayal of the hijackers as Hindus

with Hindu names when they were Muslims.

Netflix ( NFLX ) added new disclaimers to the six-episode show last

week after its officials were summoned by India's information

and broadcasting ministry. It also said the code names used in

the series reflected those used during the actual event.

"They have used copyright archival footage of ANI without

licence, they have also used the (ANI) trademark," Sidhant

Kumar, counsel for ANI, said.

"Since the series has come into such criticism, our

trademark and brandname is being tarnished," Kumar said, adding

that ANI wants Netflix ( NFLX ) to take down four episodes where its

content has been used.

The Delhi High Court had agreed to hear the case and sought

the response of Netflix ( NFLX ), he said.

There was no immediate response from Netflix ( NFLX ) for a request

for comment from Reuters, which has a minority stake in ANI.

India blames Pakistan and Pakistan-based militant groups for

the December 1999 hijack, which was resolved after New Delhi

freed three Islamist militants, including Masood Azhar, the head

of one such group.

(Reporting by YP Rajesh and Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)