Aamir Khan, a popular actor in Bollywood, is allegedly shown endorsing a political party in a deepfake video that the Mumbai Police have filed a formal complaint against. Following a complaint by Khan’s office under pertinent Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections, such as 419 (impersonation), 420 (cheating), and sections of the Information Technology Act, the FIR was filed at the Khar police station on Wednesday.
In the purported 27-second clip, which seems to have been edited using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, Khan can be seen talking about staying away from rhetoric (jumla). The deepfake video shows the actor purportedly in a scene from a decade-old episode of his television show, Satyamev Jayate.
Aamir Khan’s team on Tuesday issued an official statement regarding the case and said that the actor in the past raised electoral awareness through Election Commission campaigns, he never promoted any political party specifically. “We want to clarify that Mr Aamir Khan has never endorsed any political party throughout his 35-year career. He has dedicated his efforts to raising awareness through Election Commission public awareness campaigns for many past elections,” the statement said.
“We 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 said.
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