Kathmandu, March 25 -- Former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that a video purportedly showing large amounts of cash at his Budhanilkantha residence is likely an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated fabrication.

In a statement submitted to the commission of inquiry investigating the September 8-9 incidents, Deuba, who was then president of the Nepali Congress, said the amount recorded in an official police document was not significant.

"The legal document prepared by the Nepal Police in the presence of the ward chair mentions the amount found at my residence; it was not a large sum. The details circulating on social media must be AI-generated. This is an absolute conspiracy, though I do not know who is behind it," he sta...