Mumbai, July 31 -- Maharashtra Cyber Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) and launched an investigation following complaints regarding deepfake/AI-morphed videos and derogatory content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal circulating on social media platforms.

The legal action was initiated following a formal complaint lodged by Beena Jayesh Gogri, a 55-year-old social media co-coordinator for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) based in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

According to the official FIR document, the complainant came across a video on July 25 that was shared by a Facebook account named "Maharashtra Dharm."

As per the complaint, Gogri reported coming across a ...