Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh raised concerns over the misuse of deepfakes and AI for spreading misinformation, fraud, and election interference, urging urgent reforms to India’s cybercrime laws protecting citizens and democratic institutions

Mumbai police arrested Narayan Shankar Mali for distributing malicious e-challan APKs, aiding investment and like-share frauds, and channeling defrauded funds. He ran a front ice cream shop in Surat while committing crimes.