Rajasthan Man Held For Circulating Deepfake Video Of CM Vijay

The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID has arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly creating and circulating an AI-generated deepfake video of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to defraud the public, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, identified as Shayabu Khan (28), a resident of Lachhmangarh in Alwar district, Rajasthan, was apprehended on September 12 by a special CB-CID team with the assistance of the state's local police.

According to an official release, crime division during routine



monitoring discovered Facebook videos featuring a simulated likeness of the chief minister paired with a Hindi voiceover. 

The videos urged the public to contact a provided WhatsApp number to receive financial aid, aiming to deceive innocent citizens. 

Following an official complaint, the CB-CID Cyber Crime Cell registered a case on September 1 under various sections of the BNS 2023, including cheating and forgery, and Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act.