India, March 7 -- The Gurugram police on Friday launched "Digital Saheli," a special helpline to ensure digital safety for women by providing assistance within 24 hours of their complaint regarding AI-generated deepfake videos, online harassment, among others.

The helpline was launched at an event in the city by Gurugram police commissioner Vikas Kumar Arora, who said that an eight-member team with expertise in cybercrime will oversee the complaints.

According to officials, an anti-deepfake and sextortion rapid response unit has been formed to assist women whose photographs or videos have been edited, morphed, or circulated in objectionable forms on social media platforms. Once the helpline receives a complaint, the unit will take actio...