ACCUSED ARRESTED BY CRIME BRANCH FOR POSTING DOCTORED VIDEO OF ODISHA CM IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Bhubaneswar:18/6-Ref: CID CB Cyber Crime PS Case No. 18/2025 dtd. 17.06.2025 u/s 78/79/294/296/ 336(2)/336(4)/340(2) /356(2) BNS r/w Sec 66-C/67/67-A of IT Act 2000 Sec 3 of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986.

A complaint was lodged by a citizen after allegedly coming across a morphed and objectionable video circulating on Facebook, targeting Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha. The video shared from a Facebook page allegedly depicted the Chief Minister in an obscene manner. The complainant claimed the video was doctored and made viral with the deliberate intention to defame the Hon’ble Chief Minister, tarnish his image among the general public. It also hampered the dignity of a woman.

The Cyber Crime Unit of Crime Branch immediately enquired into the matter and based on the enquiry report, an FIR was registered and investigation was carried. M/s Meta Platform (Facebook) was requested for the removal of the objectionable content, which they duly complied. Further investigation led to the identification of the Facebook account user as a native of Rayagada district.

The Crime Branch Team immediately proceeded to Rayagada and apprehended the accused Kishore Kausalya of Keutaguda Station Sahi, PS: Chandili Dist: Rayagada. He is working in a Construction Company at Tikri, Rayagada.

He is liable for committing multiple criminal offences for publishing and transmitting an AI-generated, morphed obscene video. So he was arrested on 18.06.2025 and forwarded to the Hon’ble Court of SDJM, Bhubaneswar u/s 78/79/294/296/336(2)/336(4)/340(2) /356(2)BNS r/w Sec 66-C/67/67-A of IT Act 2000 Sec 3 of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986.

The Crime Branch has informed that stern legal action would be taken against individuals indulging in such illegal acts and requests the netizens to be careful about the content they post or share in social media.