Aamir Khan deepfake video: Police register FIR against unidentified person

An official said the Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person in connection with a deepfake video of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in which he is purportedly seen promoting a political party reported news agency PTIAamir Khan deepfake video FIR filed at Khar police stationThe FIR was filed on Wednesday at the Khar police station following a complaint by Amir Khans office under relevant Indian Penal Code sections including 419 impersonation 420 cheating and provisions of the Information Technology Act the official said reported PTIIn the purported 27second clip which seems to have been edited using artificial intelligence AI technology Khan can be seen talking about staying away from rhetoric jumla reported PTIAamir Khan deepfake video Video shows Aamir Khan promoting a particular political partyThe deepfake video shows the actor purportedly in a scene from a decadeold episode of his television show Satyamev JayateA spokesperson for Khan on Tuesday said while the actor in the past raised electoral awareness through Election Commission campaigns he never promoted any political party reported PTIWe want to clarify that Mr Aamir Khan has never endorsed any political party throughout his 35year career He has dedicated his efforts to raising awareness through Election Commission public awareness campaigns for many past elections the spokesperson said in a statementWe are alarmed by the recent viral video alleging that Aamir Khan is promoting a particular political party He would like to clarify that this is a fake video and totally untrue He has reported the matter to various authorities related to this issue including filing an FIR with the Cyber Crime Cell of the Mumbai Police the statement saidThe Laal Singh Chaddha actor has also appealed to people to come out and vote and be an active part of the electoral process his spokesperson added reported PTIAamir Khan deepfake video Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phasesThe Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1 The results will be announced on June 4More than 95 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise on April 19 in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra covering five constituencies including some Naxalhit areas where campaigning ended on Wednesday eveningPolling will be held in the constituencies of Nagpur Ramtek BhandaraGondia Chandrapur and GadchiroliChimur all located in easternmost parts of the stateWith inputs from PTI