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Suspected AI-Generated Deepfake Video Reportedly Targeted Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Instagram
- Occurred
- Apr 28, 2026
- Published
- Apr 29, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Police in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India reportedly registered a First Information Report (FIR) after Indian National Congress leaders alleged that a suspected AI-generated deepfake video targeted former state chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and his former deputy secretary, Saumya Chaurasia. Police reportedly said the video circulated through Instagram handles, and that a cyber team was investigating.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- congresspolkhol
- randomchhattisgarh
- Information manipulation actors
Harmed parties
- Bhupesh Baghel
- Saumya Chaurasia
- Epistemic integrity
- General public
- General public of India
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Incident involves suspected AI-generated deepfake video targeting public figures, investigated by police.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8