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- A BJP social media functionary, Beena Gogri, filed a complaint with the Maharashtra nodal cyber police alleging that AI-generated or morphed videos of Union minister Piyush Goyal and objectionable content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi were circulated on social media during a student protest.
- One Facebook account, 'Maharashtra Dharma', allegedly shared a doctored video with a caption claiming Goyal called for protesters to be hanged publicly.
- The police have registered an FIR under defamation and Information Technology Act provisions and are tracing the account holders.
- The case highlights how manipulated digital content involving political leaders is being pursued legally.
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- Whether police identify and act against the social media account holders being traced
- Whether further accounts or posts named in the complaint lead to additional charges
- How authorities apply defamation and IT Act provisions to AI-generated content
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Named India · Narendra Modi · Piyush Goyal · Beena Gogri · Bharatiya Janata Party · Facebook · Instagram · Maharashtra nodal cyber police
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