Madhya Pradesh’s first AI voice-cloning fraud reported in Indore; play school head loses entire savings

BHOPAL: In what is believed to be Madhya Pradesh’s first case of cyber fraud involving AI-driven voice modulation, a middle-aged woman who runs a small play school in Indore has lost her entire savings of Rs 97,500 after being duped by a fraudster who cloned the voice of her cousin, a Uttar Pradesh police personnel.

The victim, Smita Sinha (name changed), last spoke to her cousin, who works with the Uttar Pradesh Police emergency dial service, around two years ago.