Narsingi police arrest six in alleged deepfake blackmail case

Narsingi police have reportedly arrested six persons for allegedly threatening MLC Mirza Rahmat Baig with morphed photographs and deepfake videos. The accused allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore, collected Rs 5 lakh and had Rs 4.70 lakh recovered

Hyderabad: Narsingi police have reportedly arrested six persons for allegedly threatening MLC Mirza Rahmat Baig with morphed photographs and deepfake videos to extort money.

The accused allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore from the MLC and had already collected Rs 5 lakh. Police recovered Rs 4.70 lakh in cash from them during the operation.

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Further investigation is under way.