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Categories: POLITICS

India FIRs over political deepfakes

Entities: Narendra Modi · Piyush Goyal · Ruchika Singh · Maharashtra Cyber Police · Delhi Police

Overview

In late July 2026, India's Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal lodged a First Information Report after a viral AI‑generated video falsely showed him threatening student protesters. The clip was traced to Pakistani propaganda accounts and was quickly debunked by the Press Information Bureau’s fact‑check unit.

A few days later, Maharashtra cyber police filed another FIR alleging that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister Goyal had been depicted in AI‑morphed videos making offensive statements. The complaint cited several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act. In a separate case, Delhi police registered a zero‑FIR against a protester for shouting indecent slogans against the prime minister at Jantar Mantar. Together, the actions illustrate an expanding legal crackdown on AI‑manipulated political content and related hate speech in India.

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    India files FIRs over morphed videos and offensive chants targeting PM Narendra Modi

    Maharashtra cyber police filed an FIR over AI‑altered videos of PM Narendra Modi and Piyush Goyal, while Delhi police issued a zero‑FIR against a woman for offensive chants against Modi at Jantar Mantar.

  2. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 18 sources
    Piyush Goyal Files FIR Over AI Deepfake Video Amid Student Protests

    Union Minister Piyush Goyal denounced an AI‑deepfake video falsely showing him threatening student protesters, filed FIR No 123/26, warned of legal action and saw the clip removed; PIB traced it to Pakistani‑sp

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