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- Tamil Nadu's Crime Branch CID has arrested Shyabu Khan, a 28-year-old man from near Alwar in Rajasthan, for creating AI-generated deepfake videos.
- The videos used a fake Hindi audio impersonating the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and circulated across social media platforms.
- The videos asked viewers to contact a WhatsApp number for financial help, which investigators say was intended to cheat innocent people.
- The CB-CID's cybercrime team found the videos during regular cyber patrolling and traced digital trails from intermediaries and service providers to track down the suspect.
- The arrest matters because the scam defrauded multiple people across Madhya Pradesh and other States, and police say many similar videos are still being shared on Pakistan-based Facebook IDs.
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- Police are probing Pakistan-based Facebook IDs to identify foreign perpetrators behind the videos.
- Investigators are working to expose any local accomplices of the arrested suspect.
- The seized mobile phones and electronic gadgets are likely to be examined as part of the ongoing case.
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