Deepfake video exposed: Delhi Police closes in on accused in Rashmika Mandanna case

The Delhi Police recently said that the accused will be arrested soon as they have got vital clues in its probe into the case pertaining to the deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna. As part of technical analysis, officials are identifying all the IP addresses from where the video was uploaded and are trying to trace the address from where the video was first uploaded on the internet. The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) of Delhi Police had registered an FIR against unidentified people earlier this month in connection with the case after the Delhi Commission for Women sent a notice to the city police. In a meeting with social media platforms recently, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw termed deepfakes as a new threat to democracy and said that the government will come up with new regulations soon to tackle deepfakes. He added that companies have agreed on the need for clear actionable work in areas such as detection, prevention, strengthening of reporting mechanisms, and raising user awareness. To give some background of the case, Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake video recently went viral on the internet and started a much-needed discussion on Artificial Intelligence and its potential consequences in the future. The morphed viral video showed Rashmika entering an elevator dressed in a black body-hugging yoga suit and smiling for the camera. Notably, the original video features social media influencer Zara Patel whose face was edited into Rashmika’s.For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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