Delhi Police files case over Rashmika Mandanna's Deepfake video

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Special Cell Police Station, police said.

The Delhi Police was quoted by NDTV, "In regard to the deep fake AI-generated video of Rashmika Mandanna, an FIR u/s 465 and 469 of the IPC, 1860 and section 66C and 66E of the IT Act, 2000 has been registered at PS Special Cell, Delhi Police and an investigation has been taken up."

According to reports, the video in question originally featured social media influencer Zara Patel.

However, in the Deepfake video, her face was changed to Rashmika's.

Indian IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday (November 6, 2023) reacted to a 'deepfake' video featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna and reminded social media platforms of their legal obligations to fight misinformation.

The Minister said under the IT rules notified in April, 2023 - it is a legal obligation for platforms to ensure no misinformation is posted by any user and to remove it within 36 hours when reported by any user or government.

"If platforms do not comply wth this, rule 7 will apply and platforms can be taken to court by aggrieved person under provisions of IPC," the Minister wrote on X.

"Deep fakes are latest and even more dangerous and damaging form of misinformation and needs to be dealt with by platforms," he said.

What is deepfake?

According to Encyclopedia Britannica website, Deepfake, synthetic media, including images, videos, and audio, generated by artificial intelligence (AI) technology that portray something that does not exist in reality or events that have never occurred.