AI-Generated Deepfake Video of Police Inspector and Murder Accused Investigated in Meerut Case
Police in Meerut, India opened an investigation after an AI-generated deepfake video showing a police inspector dancing and kissing a jailed woman accused of murder was uploaded to Instagram and shared widely on social media. The Instagram user who posted the video was booked by police.
What happened
An AI-generated video was uploaded to Instagram showing a police inspector in uniform dancing and kissing Muskan Rastogi, 26, who is jailed and accused of killing her husband Saurabh Rajput with the help of her boyfriend Sahil Shukla. The video was shared widely on social media platforms.
Reported impact
The deepfake video spread across social media, creating reputational harm to both the police officer depicted and Muskan Rastogi by falsely representing her in intimate scenarios.
Index analysis
The incident demonstrates the capability of deepfake technology to create convincing synthetic videos of real individuals in fabricated scenarios. The video combined depictions of a uniformed police inspector and a jailed criminal defendant in intimate situations that did not occur.
Governance controls
Meerut police initiated an investigation and booked an Instagram user for uploading the deepfake video to the platform.
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