Two-year-old girl kidnapped and raped by her father's friend in Indore; accused held
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Indore (MP) (PTI): A two-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by her father's truck driver friend in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, and the accused was later arrested by the police, an official said on Friday.
The incident occurred during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, he said.
"The accused, a father of two children including a 10-year-old girl, had come to meet the victim's family on Wednesday evening. At night, when the girl was asleep with her parents at their house, he silently took her away to a deserted place. He raped her there and later escaped from the spot, leaving her behind alone in an injured condition," Additional Commissioner of Police Prashant Choubey told PTI.
Two home guards - Rohit Parmar and Abhinav Sen - who were going to office, spotted the toddler crying on CAT road, nearly three kms away from her house, he said.
"They lifted the bleeding girl and started looking for her parents. They informed their seniors about it. The duo soon came to know that the parents of the victim had lodged a missing person's report at Chandannagar police station," the ACP said.
Soon, the girl's parents were contacted and their daughter was handed over to them. They took her to a hospital, where it was found that the girl was sexually assaulted, he said, adding that the child then underwent a surgery and her condition is now stable.
The police launched an investigation and went through the CCTV footage of the area in order to trace the accused. In the images, they found a truck and its driver hanging around near the victim's house. The girl's father also identified the truck driver as his friend, a resident of Tanda in Dhar, Choubey said.
When contacted, Chandannagar police station in-charge Abhay Nema said the accused was arrested near Pithampur while he was on his way to Tanda on Thursday and he confessed to his crime.
He has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including rape, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, he added.
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Deepfake video of Nirmala Sitharaman used to dupe Belagavi man in Rs 7.9 lakh scam
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 76-year-old man in Belagavi city was allegedly cheated of Rs 7.9 lakh in an online investment scam that used an AI-generated deepfake video misusing the name of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to lure investors, police said on Wednesday.
An online fraud case was registered at the cybercrime police station on May 1, they said.
According to Belagavi Police Commissioner Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, the victim, Prakash Gubbi, a senior citizen, stated in his complaint that in November last year, he came across a video on YouTube in which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman appeared to endorse an investment scheme.
The video also mentioned a link in its description for making investments.
The victim clicked on the link, entered his details, and was later contacted on social media by a person identifying himself as Adarsh Anand, who persuaded him to invest, the officer told reporters.
Citing the complaint, the officer said the victim initially invested a small amount, after which the application began showing profits of USD 65,000.
When he attempted to withdraw the amount, the accused demanded a “customs duty” payment of Rs 4.2 lakh, claiming it was required to process the withdrawal.
The victim paid the amount, after which he was asked to pay an additional Rs 2 lakh. It was at this stage that he realised he had been cheated. In total, he lost around Rs 7.9 lakh in the fraud, the officer added.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, and police are investigating the matter, police said.
The commissioner cautioned the public not to trust such videos, stating that the finance minister does not endorse any such schemes.
He warned that such content is created using artificial intelligence and deepfake technology.
He further advised the public to remain vigilant, avoid offers that appear too good to be true on the internet, and invest only through legitimate, registered agencies or trusted channels.
Deepfake technology enables the creation of realistic videos, audio recordings, and images that can mislead viewers by superimposing one person’s likeness onto another, altering their words and actions. This can present a false narrative or spread misinformation.
