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Maharashtra cyber police file FIR over AI videos targeting Modi, Goyal
Maharashtra Cyber Police have registered an FIR over the circulation of allegedly AI-generated and morphed videos targeting Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complaint, filed by a BJP…
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Maharashtra Cyber Police have registered an FIR over the circulation of allegedly AI-generated and morphed videos targeting Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complaint, filed by a BJP social media office-bearer, alleges that during recent student protests, a video was posted from a Facebook account named 'Maharashtra Dharma' with a false caption claiming Goyal spoke about publicly hanging protesters and calling them 'cockroaches'. The complainant said he compared the clip with the original news agency video and concluded it was manipulated.
The FIR also cites other objectionable social media posts, including a morphed image of PM Modi and an abusive video directed at him. The case has been registered under sections 318(2), 336, 352, 353(1), 353(2), 356(1), and 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with sections 66(D) and 67 of the IT Act. Police said efforts are on to identify and trace the accounts involved.
The Indian Opinion
The FIR is a necessary step, but the noise around 'AI-generated' content often distracts from real issues. Headlines scream 'deepfake' but offer no proof the videos actually misled anyone. The real question isn't whether a morphed video exists, it's whether law enforcement treats this with the same urgency as farmer distress or price rise complaints. Until we see arrest numbers, this remains a symbolic filing designed to please a social media base rather than protect citizens.
Source: thehansindia.com
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