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Deepfake of Surat MP used to promote fake coins, 2 arrested in Rs 9.8 crore fraud
Surat Cyber Crime Police arrested two men from Haryana for allegedly using a deepfake video of MP Govindbhai Dholakia to lure people with old coin deals. Investigators say the case points to a wider cyber fraud network using AI, fake profiles and bank accounts to collect money.
Surat Cyber Crime Police arrested two men from Haryana for using a deepfake video of MP Govindbhai Dholakia to lure people with old coin deals. Investigators say the case points to a wider cyber fraud network using AI, fake profiles and bank accounts to collect money.
Surat Cyber Crime Police have busted a cyber fraud operation in which a deepfake video of Rajya Sabha MP and Surat-based diamond industrialist Govindbhai Dholakia was allegedly used to deceive people online. Two accused, identified as Parvez Arif Qureshi and Irshad Qureshi Sammu, were arrested from Haryana following a technical investigation.
According to the police, the accused used artificial intelligence to manipulate publicly available videos and photographs of Dholakia, replacing the original audio with a voice-over to make it appear that the MP was promoting high-value deals involving old coins and currency notes.
