FIR lodged over deepfake video of Sitharaman

The Gujarat Police has registered an FIR against a man for sharing a deepfake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Goods and Services Tax (GST), Minister of State (Home) Harsh Sanghavi posted on his official X handle.

In the video, posted by one Chirag Patel on his X, Sitharaman could be seen giving a byte to the media while terming GST as the ‘Gopaniya Suchna Tax’. As per his X account, Patel is based in the US.