SP MP Iqra Hasan targeted in deepfake scandal; Two minors from Haryana’s Nuh identified as accused
New Delhi: Iqra Hasan, the young Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament from the Kairana seat in Shamli, has become the victim of a deepfake video scandal. An objectionable video featuring her image was fabricated and circulated online, sparking widespread outrage. A significant revelation has now emerged in the case, identifying two minors from Nuh, Haryana, as the ones who uploaded the video, reported Jansatta.
According to reports, the two underage boys had created a fake Facebook account under the name ‘Iqra Hasan Chaudhary MP’. They uploaded the doctored video to this account, triggering anger among Iqra Hasan’s supporters and calls for immediate action.
Following a complaint made on social media platform X by MP supporter Imran Nadvi,who tagged the Uttar Pradesh police using screenshots from the video, the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) ordered an investigation.
The Shamli police handed the matter over to the cyber cell, which promptly began its probe.
A report by Dainik Bhaskar revealed that the accused minors had already been identified. The MP herself initiated a personal inquiry in Nuh and contacted Congress District President Razia Bano, a close acquaintance. Upon investigating, it was discovered that both boys belonged to Amka village in Firozpur.
Following this revelation, a village panchayat was held in Amka. Quoting the Dainik Bhaskar report, Jansatta reported that during the meeting, the boys confessed that they had created and uploaded the video using AI technology with the intention of gaining social media followers. The children were reportedly made to apologize by holding their ears, and Razia Bano is said to have slapped them. Despite this, MP Iqra Hasan has stated that legal action will still be pursued.
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UP Cong chief Ajay Rai hospitalised after fainting, stable
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was hospitalised here after he fell unconscious due to low sodium levels, party leaders said on Saturday.
They said he was admitted to Medanta Hospital on Friday evening and is stable.
"Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow at around 6 pm on Friday after he fell unconscious as his sodium levels had dropped. He fell unconscious at his residence in Lucknow. For the entire day, he was engaged in party programmes and had also gone to the airport," Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi told PTI.
Congress in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pande told PTI, "Now, he (Ajay Rai) is stable and I am also reaching Lucknow."
Medanta Hospital Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor told PTI that Rai collapsed at his home on Friday evening and was subsequently admitted to the hospital's emergency ward.
Medical examinations revealed that Rai was suffering from a sodium deficiency and elevated blood pressure. Doctors administered immediate treatment and he is doing significantly better now, Kapoor said.
A team of doctors is monitoring his health. Rai is conversing with others and his condition is stable, he added.
In a post on X late Friday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Rai a speedy recovery.
Rai hails from Varanasi and had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against Modi from the parliamentary constituency. The Congress appointed him as the Uttar Pradesh unit chief in 2023.
