New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- In a shocking incident, a nineteen-year-old student from the Baselwa Colony in Old Faridabad has allegedly died by suicide after reportedly being blackmailed with artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake images and videos of himself and his sisters, the police said on Sunday, as reported by News18.

The incident took place on Saturday evening. Two unidentified suspects allegedly demanded Rs.20,000 from the student, Rahul Bharti, in return for not circulating the fabricated content on the internet.

Officials stated that the deceased, a B.Com student at a local college, had been suffering severe distress for the past ten days due to the relentless harassment, the News18 report said.

A senior officer from the N...