Amit Shah deepfake video: Case registered against Maharashtra Youth Congress's social media handle
The Hindu
Mumbai police register case against Maharashtra Youth Congress for sharing deepfake video of Amit Shah causing disruption.
The Mumbai police have registered a case against the Maharashtra Youth Congress' social media handle and 16 others for allegedly sharing a deepfake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, officials said on Tuesday.
In the fake video, BJP leader Shah was purportedly seen announcing the curtailment of reservation rights of the SCs, STs and OBCs.
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A complaint in this connection was filed by Mumbai BJP functionary Pratik Karpe at the Bandra Kurla Complex cyber police station on Monday, an official said.
According to the complainant, the deepfake video of Mr. Shah was created, published and widely propagated on the internet, and shared by the accused with a malafide intent to defame the Union Minister.
As per the complaint, the video deceitfully portrays Mr. Shah announcing the curtailment of the reservation rights granted to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes.
However, the original video, from where the deepfake video has been created, has completely different wordings and connotations, said the complainant.