New Delhi:
Delhi Police have questioned a 19-year-old boy from Bihar in connection with a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna that was recently widely circulated on social media, officials said on Wednesday.
Police suspect that the boy first uploaded the video on his social media platform and later shared it widely on other platforms.
He was notified to join the investigation when the video was first uploaded from his social media account, a senior officer told PTI.
On November 10, an FIR was registered under Sections 465 (punishment for forgery) and 469 (forgery with intent to damage reputation) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66C and 66E of the Information Technology Act in the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO). ) Special Cell Unit of Delhi Police.
However, city police said on Tuesday that no arrest has been made in connection with the case so far.
“Though he said he downloaded the video from an Instagram account, we are questioning him,” the officer said.
The boy, a native of Bihar, was asked to appear before the IFSO unit and bring along his mobile phone, which he said was used to upload the video, the officer said.
Soon after registering an FIR, the IFSO unit also wrote to Meta to obtain the URL and other details to identify the suspect.
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