India, Aug. 2 -- The Maharashtra Cyber police has registered a case in connection with an allegedly deepfake video of a deputy commissioner with the Delhi Police, captioned, "I am resigning from service."'

The video, circulating on social media, was shared by several Congress leaders and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), in which DCP Sumit Jha claims he is resigning as the government had asked him to implicate students taking part in the recent CJP-led student agitation.

"We have registered a case against unknown persons under sections 353 of statements amounting to public mischief of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and 66 D for cheating by impersonation of the Information Technology Act," said an officer with the Cyber Polic...