Gujarat cops register FIR over deepfake video of Nirmala Sitharaman
Ahmedabad (PTI): Gujarat Police have registered an FIR against a person for sharing a deepfake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on GST, state minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday.
The video clip shows Sitharaman purportedly giving a byte to the media and terming Goods and Services Tax as the Gopaniya Suchna Tax. It was shared by one Chirag Patel on his X handle.
As per his X (formerly Twitter) profile, Patel is based in the USA.
Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said the "deceptive act of spreading deep fake videos to mislead citizens is abhorrent".
"Gujarat Police have registered an FIR against this person for spreading this deep fake video. Trying to mislead citizens. Let's not fall prey to such manipulative tactics and prioritise truth and accountability in our digital spaces," he tweeted.
GST को गोपनीय रखने के पीछे का कारण स्वयं वित्त मंत्री से सुनिए। pic.twitter.com/MYOgwfTtO0
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Rajasthan woman's throat slit, silver anklets stolen after cutting off legs
Jaipur, Apr 21 (PTI): Unidentified miscreants murdered a woman by slitting her throat and stole her silver anklets after cutting off her legs in Rajasthan’s Sawaimadhopur district, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred in the Bamanwas police station area, they said.
SHO Rakesh Kumar Sharma said 50-year-old Urmila Devi had gone to her farm on Sunday to collect wood. Some unknown miscreants killed her by slitting her throat and stole her silver anklets after cutting off her legs.
After getting information about the incident, villagers staged a dharna and demanded immediate arrest of the accused. The protest was called off on Monday after consensus was reached.
The body’s post-mortem will be conducted on Tuesday. Efforts are on to identify and arrest the accused, the SHO said.
