DeepfakeHigh
Ahmedabad Aadhaar Fraud Racket Reportedly Used Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfakes to Change Businessman's Linked Mobile Number
- Occurred
- Apr 28, 2026
- Published
- Apr 28, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police reportedly arrested four people after businessman Amit Patel alleged that his Aadhaar-linked mobile number had been changed without consent. Police reportedly said the accused allegedly used purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos made from Patel's photo to bypass facial authentication, access DigiLocker/e-KYC services, open bank accounts, and apply for loans.
Developers
- Unique Identification Authority of India
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Scammers
- Mohammad Kaif Iqbalbhai Patel
- Kanubhai Bahadursinh Parmar
- Deep Maheshbhai Gupta
- Ashish Rajendrabhai Waland
Harmed parties
- Bonneville Foods Private Limited
- Amit Patel
- Aadhaar holders
- Privacy
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Incident involves AI-generated deepfakes used for fraud and unauthorized access to financial services.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8