Amit Shah deepfake video: Mumbai police files FIR, probe begins
In the said doctored video, which was widely circulated on various social media platforms, Shah is seen addressing a rally in Telangana and saying that if BJP forms government then they will end the SC, ST and OBC reservation.
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (PTI Photo)The mumbai West region cyber police on Monday registered an FIR in connection with an alleged deep fake video of union home minister Amit Shah.
The police complaint has been filed against an unidentified person on the complaint of Mumbai BJP secretary and OBC Morcha member Pratik Karpe.
In the said doctored video, which was widamitely circulated on various social media platforms, Shah is seen addressing a rally in Telangana and saying that if BJP forms government then they will end the SC, ST and OBC reservation.
However, in the original speech he had said that if the BJP forms government then they will end unconstitutional reservation given to Muslims as it is the rights of Telangana SC, ST and OBC, said Karpe in his statement to the police complaint.
In the police complaint, Karpe also mentioned 17 links to various X (formerly Twitter) handles belonging to members of Congress and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) parties. These accounts had shared the deep fake video from their handles, Karpe stated.
The police have registered an FIR under relevant sections of IPC and IT Act for promoting enmity between two groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, and sections of impersonation, tampering and manipulating, etc.
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