Delhi Police arrest key accused in Rashmika Mandanna deep fake video case

Delhi Police have arrested the key accused within the case associated to actress Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake video which triggered protests throughout India final 12 months.

According to experiences, the suspect was arrested from Andhra Pradesh.

After the incident, the Delhi Police filed a case within the matter underneath sections 465 (forgery) and 469 (harming repute) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sections 66C (identification theft) and 66E (privateness violation) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, reported India Today.

What was the video all about?

The video in query initially featured social media influencer Zara Patel.

However, within the deepfake video, her face was swapped with Rashmika.

Indian authorities’s response

Reacting to the ‘deepfake’ video, Indian IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on November 6, 2023 reminded social media platforms of their authorized obligations to combat misinformation.

The Minister mentioned underneath the IT guidelines notified in April, 2023 – it’s a authorized obligation for platforms to make sure no misinformation is posted by any consumer and to take away it inside 36 hours when reported by any consumer or authorities.

What is deepfake?

According to Encyclopedia Britannica web site, Deepfake, artificial media, together with photos, movies, and audio, generated by synthetic intelligence (AI) expertise that painting one thing that doesn’t exist in actuality or occasions which have by no means occurred.