PM Modi And Piyush Goyal Morphed Video: Maharashtra Cyber Police has taken major action in the case of fake and edited videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Piyush Goyal being circulated on social media. Based on a complaint from a social media official of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the nodal cyber police have registered a case against unknown accused and started investigation.
It is alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to tarnish the image of leaders holding constitutional posts and provoke the public by misusing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital editing.
AI-generated fake video shared by the page “Maharashtra Dharma”
According to the complainant, a controversial video clip was posted from a Facebook page called “Maharashtra Dharma” and other social media handles. Its caption made the sensational claim that Union Minister Piyush Goyal had called for the public hanging of “Cockroach Janata Party” (CJP) protesters.
When the complainant compared the clip with the original video released by an authentic news agency, it became clear that the video was created using AI tools or digital manipulation.
Posts containing objectionable content and abusive language against PM Modi have been flagged.
The FIR filed not only includes the morphed video of Piyush Goyal, but also several other objectionable social media posts. The complaint mentions an edited photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a controversial video shared on Instagram, and other videos containing obscene and abusive material against the PM.
The police believe that the main objective of these posts is to spread discontent among the public, give misleading information and hurt constitutional norms.
Case registered under serious sections of BNS and IT Act
After preliminary investigation of the complaint, Maharashtra Cyber Police has registered a case against unknown persons under sections 318(2), 336, 352, 353(1), 353(2), 356(1), 356(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 66(D) and 67 of the Information Technology (IT) Act.
The police are now looking for the IP addresses and administrators of the social media accounts that created this fake content and shared it on different platforms.